riposte
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/rɪˈpəʊst/
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/rɪˈpɒst/
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。
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。
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。」