1530s, variant of quippy in same sense (1510s), perhaps from Latin quippe "indeed, of course, as you see, naturally, obviously" (used sarcastically), from quid "what" (neuter of pronoun quis "who;" see who), and compare quibble (n.)) + emphatic particle -pe.
quip (v.)
"make a quip," 1570s, from quip (n.). Related: Quipped; quipping.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. to make a quip
說(shuō)俏皮話(huà)
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
2. To quip means to say something that is intend to be amusing or clever.
Quip的意思是,說(shuō)一些可能令人驚訝或者看起來(lái)很聰明的話(huà).
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
3. He ended his speech with a merry quip.
他以十分風(fēng)趣的話(huà)結(jié)束了演講.
來(lái)自辭典例句
4. Europe, to repeat the quip of the day , had lost a mistress and gained a master.