repartee

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++rep·ar·tee /ˌrepɑːˈtiː $ ˌrepərˈtiː/ noun [uncountable] JOKEconversation which is fast and full of intelligent and amusing remarks and replies 机智而巧妙的应对[回答] witty repartee 机智的应答

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repartee• And so in pleasant jest and repartee a short time was passed.• She didn't want him to have a hurt heart that he hid with bitter repartee.• Jim and I laughed; it was one of their standard bits of repartee.• The only thing he had in common with Cherry Morello, his stage persona, was a mega-mouth of repartee.• They did not get their photographs signed, but they have had an exchange, a smidgen of repartee with a star.• But, like Ken, she had a devastating wit and the repartee between them was a joy to listen to.• You will get credit for the quick-thinking repartee of your one success.• The scenes between the sons, all witty repartee, came close to a spoof of stagey theatrical speech.Origin repartee (1600-1700) French repartie, from repartir “to reply”