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n. a riposte to sth
名词用法，本义为击剑中挡开后的还击；常与 to 连用，表示对某事物的犀利回应或反驳。
Her letter was a sharp riposte to the newspaper article.
她的信是对那篇报纸文章的有力反驳。
还击
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还击
a counterattack made immediately after parrying an opponent's lunge in fencing
Her letter was a sharp riposte to the newspaper article.
她的信是对那篇报纸文章的有力反驳。
招架攻击后回刺的一击。
A thrust given in return after parrying an attack.
任何战斗或运动中的反击。
A counter-attack in any combat or any sport.
对嘲弄的快速机智回应。
A quick and usually witty response to a taunt.
对问题或难题迅速说出的答复。
An answer or reply, rapidly uttered, in response to a question or problem.
After a clean parry, her quick riposte caught her opponent off guard.
在干净利落地挡开对手攻击后，她迅速还击，打了对手一个措手不及。
He practiced his riposte for hours before the fencing competition.
击剑比赛前，他花了好几个小时练习还击动作。
The coach showed us how to deliver a riposte without losing our balance.
教练给我们示范了如何在不失去平衡的情况下作出还击。
名词用法，本义为击剑中挡开后的还击；常与 to 连用，表示对某事物的犀利回应或反驳。
Her letter was a sharp riposte to the newspaper article.
她的信是对那篇报纸文章的有力反驳。
动词用法，with 引出回应所用的方式或内容。
She riposted with an equally sharp question.
她用同样尖锐的问题迅速回击。
动词后可接 that 从句，转述快速、犀利的回应内容。
He riposted that the proposal was unrealistic.
他迅速反驳说这个提议不现实。
Not this
She riposted his insult with a sharp remark.
Use this
She riposted to his insult with a sharp remark.
riposte 作动词时是不及物动词，不能直接跟宾语，还击的对象要由介词 to 引出。
Not this
She made clever riposte to the criticism.
Use this
She made a clever riposte to the criticism.
riposte 作名词时是可数名词，单数形式前需要不定冠词 a，所以要说 a clever riposte。
Not this
His riposte of the criticism was sharp.
Use this
His riposte to the criticism was sharp.
名词 riposte 表示“对某事的还击/回答”时，应搭配介词 to，而不是 of。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
机智的反驳
She was known for her witty ripostes.
她以机智的反驳著称。
作出反击
He delivered a sharp riposte to his critics.
他对批评者作出了尖锐的反击。
迅速的回击
Her quick riposte silenced the room.
她迅速的回击让房间安静下来。
言语上的回击
The debate was marked by verbal ripostes.
这场辩论以言语上的回击为特点。
对批评的反击
His article was a riposte to the government's criticism.
他的文章是对政府批评的反击。
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记法：词尾 -poste 发音像 post（快递），想象挡开对方剑后立刻‘秒回’一剑——还击、妙答。
语域：formal 常见场景：fencing、formal debate、written commentary riposte 多用于正式或专业语境，如击剑比赛、正式辩论和书面写作；在击剑中指格挡后的还击，在其他场合常指机智的回应或反驳。该词兼有名词和动词用法，含义相近。
这些词都押 /əust/ 韵：post、ghost、host、most 拼写为 -ost，toast、roast 拼写为 -oast。注意不要按拼写把 lost /lɒst/ 和 cost /kɒst/ 读成 /əust/，它们与 riposte 形近但音不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.