riposte

🇺🇸 /rɪˈpəʊst/ 🇬🇧 /rɪˈpɒst/
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noun
R

A quick and smart answer to something someone said, especially if it was critical.

She delivered a sharp riposte to his insult.

她對他的侮辱做出了尖銳的回應。

R

An action taken in response to something that has happened.

The company's new policy was a strategic riposte to the competitor's move.

公司的新政策是對競爭對手行動的戰略性回應。

verb
R

To reply quickly and cleverly, especially to criticism.

‘You're always late,’ he complained, to which she riposted, ‘And you're always too early.’

「你總是遲到,」他抱怨道,她反駁說,「而你總是太早。」

translation

n. 機智的反駁, 反擊
v. 機智地回應

詞形變化

3rd Present ripostes
Past riposted
Perfect riposted
Progressive riposting
Plural ripostes