repartee

FREQ #45127

n. 机敏巧妙的回答, 妙语, 机智的反驳, 巧辩, 敏捷答辩的才能

发音

US /ˌɹɛpɑɹˈteɪ/
UK /ˌɹɛpɑːˈtiː/

词形变化

repartees 复数 repartees reparteed reparteeing repartees 三单 reparteeing 现在分词 reparteed 过去式 reparteed 过去分词

别名

repartée reparty

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A swift, witty reply, especially one that is amusing.

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    A conversation marked by a series of witty retorts.

    可数 不可数
  3. 3.

    A skill in replying swiftly and wittily.

    可数 不可数
v.
  1. 1.

    To reply with a repartee.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To have a repartee (a conversation marked by witty retorts or replies).

    及物

词汇关系

名词

上位词 5

humor humour wit witticism wittiness

下位词 4

banter give and take backchat raillery

词源

From French repartie, a deverbal of repartir (“to retort”).

来源：wiktionary