| 单词 | repartee |
| 释义 | repartee (once / 3896 pages) n Late night talk show hosts are known for being experts at repartee, or clever conversation, with their celebrity guests. Repartee comes from the French word repartire which is a fencing term meaning an answering thrust with a sword. When you are engaging in repartee, you don't literally stab someone, but you come back with a quick sharp blow. Most of us aren't as quick as we'd like to be. Mark Twain defined repartee as, "something we think of 24 hours too late." WORD FAMILYrepartee: repartees USAGE EXAMPLESDoing a spin on something I’m a fan of, like film noir, and the hard-nosed detectives who talk with repartee. Salon(Dec 09, 2016) Each digitally remastered and restored, black-and-white gem features absurdist entertainment at its finest with witty repartee, slapstick, pantomime and even wacky musical numbers. Washington Times(Dec 05, 2016) Some of the wordplay may be clever, but the attempts at witty repartee aren’t sharp enough to be remotely amusing. New York Times(Nov 24, 2016) n adroitness and cleverness in reply Hypo|Hyper backchat, banter, give-and-take, raillery light teasing repartee badinagefrivolous banter persiflagelight teasing humor, humour, wit, witticism, wittiness a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter |
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