repartee
repartee 英 [ˌrepɑ:ˈti:] 美 [ˌrepɑrˈti]
n. 机敏的应答；妙语；巧辩
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- Late night talk show hosts are known for being experts at repartee, or clever conversation, with their celebrity guests.
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- n. 机敏的应答；妙语；巧辩
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1. But you always get a smile and some witty repartee from him that provides an uplift.
但柏利总是笑容可掬，妙语如珠，让你精神一振。
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2. Two of the biggest laughs I get in my performances come from my imitation of a bit of child repartee.
在我的演出中，令人两次开怀的大笑是源于我模仿一点孩子们的机敏应答。
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3. Casablanca’s Oscar-winning screenplay, penned by Julius Epstein, Philip Epstein and Howard Koch, offered up unmatched repartee and some of the most memorable lines in movie history.
这一赢得奥斯卡奖的剧本由朱利叶斯-爱泼斯坦、菲利普-爱泼斯坦与霍华德-科克编写。 该剧本为电影史贡献了无与伦比的机智妙语答复和一些最让人难以忘怀的言辞。
- repartee (n.) 1640s, "quick remark," from French repartie "an answering blow or thrust" (originally a fencing term), noun use of fem. past participle of Old French repartir "to reply promptly, start out again," from re- "back" (see re-) + partir "to divide, separate, set out," from Latin partiri "to share, part, distribute, divide," from pars "a part, piece, a share" (from PIE root *pere-(2) "to grant, allot"). In 17c. often spelled reparty (see -ee). Meaning "a series of sharp rejoinders exchanged" is from 1680s.
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