riposte
noun /rɪˈpɒst/
/rɪˈpəʊst/
(formal)- a quick and clever reply, especially to criticism
synonym retort机敏的回答;巧妙的反驳 - a witty riposte
机智的回答
- a witty riposte
- a course of action that takes place in response to something that has happened
反应;回应 - The US delivered an early riposte to the air attack.
美国对空袭很快作出了反应。
- The US delivered an early riposte to the air attack.
词源early 18th cent.: from French risposte (noun), risposter (verb), from Italian risposta ‘response’.