亚洲网紅露点

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riposte

or 谤颈路辫辞蝉迟

[ ri-pohst ]

noun

  1. a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke:

    a brilliant riposte to an insult.

  2. Fencing. a quick thrust given after parrying a lunge.


verb (used without object)

riposted, riposting.
  1. to make a riposte.
  2. to reply or retaliate.

riposte

/ r瑟藞p蓹蕣st; r瑟藞p蓲st /

noun

  1. a swift sharp reply in speech or action
  2. fencing a counterattack made immediately after a successful parry
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. intr to make a riposte
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of riposte1

First recorded in 1700鈥10; from French, variant of risposte 鈥減rompt answer,鈥 from Italian risposta, noun use of feminine past participle of rispondere 鈥渢o answer,鈥 from Vulgar Latin respondere (unrecorded) for Latin 谤别蝉辫辞苍诲脓谤别; respond
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of riposte1

C18: from French, from Italian risposta , from rispondere to reply, respond
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At a grassroots level, inspired by the reclamation of queer by the gay rights movement, B***h Magazine launched in 1996 in Portland, Oregon, as a feminist riposte to demeaning stereotypes.

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So much has been said about the Old Firm's inability to break through their young players, but Clement has some decent ripostes to that criticism now.

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One of the most hilarious ripostes to Nazism is still Mel Brooks鈥 鈥淭he Producers.鈥

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Night Temple is one small riposte to all that, from local artists no longer miserably waiting for the tides to turn.

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Lennon riposte was How Do You Sleep? on the Imagine album, with its barb "The only thing you done was yesterday / And since you've gone you're just another day."

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