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单词
repartee
释义
repartee
rep‧ar‧tee
/
ˌrepɑːˈtiː
$
ˌrepərˈtiː
/
noun
[uncountable]
Word Origin
WORD ORIGIN
repartee
Origin:
1600-1700
French
repartie
, from
repartir
‘to reply’
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
And so in pleasant jest and
repartee
a short time was passed.
But, like Ken, she had a devastating wit and the
repartee
between them was a joy to listen to.
Jim and I laughed; it was one of their standard bits of
repartee
.
She didn't want him to have a hurt heart that he hid with bitter
repartee
.
The only thing he had in common with Cherry Morello, his stage persona, was a mega-mouth of
repartee
.
The scenes between the sons, all witty
repartee
, came close to a spoof of stagey theatrical speech.
They did not get their photographs signed, but they have had an exchange, a smidgen of
repartee
with a star.
You will get credit for the quick-thinking
repartee
of your one success.
conversation which is fast and full of intelligent and amusing remarks and replies
:
witty repartee
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