| 单词 | rejoinder |
| 释义 | rejoinder (once / 2553 pages) n A rejoinder usually means a witty comeback. If someone asks you a silly question like, "Are you painting?" when you are holding a paint can and a brush, your rejoinder could be, "No, I'm just doing my nails." The word rejoinder comes from the Middle French word rejoindre, which meant to answer a legal charge. The meaning of a witty retort developed from the legal meaning. You often think of the best rejoinders long after the crucial moments have passed, which can be really frustrating. WORD FAMILYrejoinder: rejoinders USAGE EXAMPLESThis one is tender and dreamy, an optimistic rejoinder to an album full of cold shoulders and arched eyebrows. New York Times(Nov 28, 2016) Confederate flags are being displayed across the country, often as a kind of rejoinder to anti-Trump protesters. New York Times(Nov 18, 2016) To gesture at individual voters and say they aren’t racists—the usual rejoinder to this argument—is to miss the point. Slate(Nov 16, 2016) 1n a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one) it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher Syn|Hypo|Hyper comeback, counter, replication, retort, return, riposte back talk, backtalk, lip, mouth, sass, sassing an impudent or insolent rejoinder reply, response the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange 2n (law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication Hyper pleading (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding |
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