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单词 repartee
释义
reparteerep‧ar‧tee /ˌrepɑːˈtiː $ ˌrepərˈtiː/ noun [uncountable] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINrepartee
Origin:
1600-1700 French repartie, from repartir ‘to reply’
Examples
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  • 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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