riposte

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ri·poste /rɪˈpɒst, rɪˈpəʊst $ rɪˈpoʊst/ noun [countable]  formalANSWER/REPLY a quick, clever reply to something that someone has said 机敏的回答 a suitably witty riposte 机敏而得体的回答

Examples from the Corpus

riposte• The story was a riposte to a similar stunt pulled on Tony Benn by the Sun.• A riposte to that argument was provided by Sea Containers, the shipping group headed by James Sherwood.• The photographer was lost for riposte, obvious though it should have been; instead he turned to run.• The immediate riposte to Schwab's list is that this is a case of motherhood and apple pie.• Clearly, if it is perceived as of comparatively minor concern, few countries would risk making a military riposte.• Only asking was a standard riposte from most Walworth kids.• This book provides an unanswerable riposte to such nostalgic nonsense.• Capote took such pleasure in his witty ripostes.Origin riposte (1700-1800) French Italian risposta “answer”, from rispondere “to answer”, from Latin respondere; → RESPOND

ri·poste nounChineseSyllable  

reply that clever something Corpus a quick, to

riposte
ri‧poste /rɪˈpɒst, rɪˈpəʊst $ rɪˈpoʊst/ noun [countable]formal a quick, clever reply to something that someone has said:
    a suitably witty riposte
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ answer something you say when someone asks you a question or speaks to you: I asked if he wanted to come, but I didn’t get an answer. | If you’re asking me for money, the answer’s no!
   ▪ reply an answer. Used especially in written English to report what someone said: She asked how he felt, and received the reply, ‘Awful!’ | ‘Finished now?’ ‘No,' came the reply.
   ▪ response an answer that clearly shows your reaction to a question, suggestion etc: Wagner’s responses showed that he had thought carefully about the issues. | ‘Sure. Why not?’ was his response to most of Billie’s suggestions.
   ▪ retort written an angry answer given when someone has annoyed you or criticized you: Isabelle began an angry retort and then stopped herself.
   ▪ comeback a quick answer that is clever, funny, or rude: He walked out before I could think of a snappy comeback.
   ▪ riposte formal a quick and clever answer: Anna produced the perfect riposte.
   ▪ rejoinder formal a quick answer, especially a clever or rude one: If he confronts them, he’ll run the risk of a sharp rejoinder.

ri·posteBrE /rɪˈpɒst/ 🔊NAmE /rɪˈpoʊst/ 🔊 noun (formal) a quick and clever reply, especially to criticism 机敏的回答；巧妙的反驳 SYN retort ◆a witty riposte机智的回答a course of action that takes place in response to sth 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。🔊🔊▸ ri·poste verb [transitive, intransitive]