riposte
n
1 quick verbal reply or retort, esp to criticism 迅速的回答或反驳(尤指对於批评)
a witty riposte 巧妙的回答.
2 (in fencing) quick return thrust after parrying (剑术)挡开对方的剑後迅速还刺.
riposte v [I, Ipr]
~ (with sth) deliver a riposte 还刺; 还击.
🗣️ 情景例句
I always get nervous in her company.
跟她在一起,我老是紧张。
Mills of God grind slowly but sure.
天网恢恢,疏而不漏。
Gandhi was much more than a clever lawyer, a fine speaker, a determined fighter for human rights and a political leader.