1707, "a quick thrust after parrying a lunge," a fencing term, from French riposte, by dissimilation from risposte (17c.), from Italian risposta "a reply," noun use of fem. past participle of rispondere "to respond," from Latin respondere (see respond). Sense of "sharp retort; quick, sharp reply," is first attested 1865. As a verb, 1851.
雙語例句
1. Laura glanced at Grace, expecting a cheeky riposte.
勞拉匆匆瞥了格雷斯一眼，想著他會(huì)厚著臉皮巧妙地反駁一下。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The US delivered an early riposte to the air attack.
美國(guó)對(duì)空襲很快作出了反應(yīng)。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
3. The operation is being seen as a swift riposte to the killing of a senior army commander.
這次軍事行動(dòng)被看作是對(duì)一名高級(jí)軍事指揮官被殺所作出的迅速還擊。
來自柯林斯例句
4. The parry is the main defensive skills, often followed by the counter - riposte.
擋、避是主要的防守技術(shù), 通常防守中緊跟反還擊.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
5. Riposte - Targets immune to disarm effects will now take damage from Riposte.