Word · Frequency #19917
ripostes
还击
ripostes is the plural of riposte.
a counterattack made immediately after parrying an opponent's lunge in fencing
- 1.
A thrust given in return after parrying an attack.
招架攻击后回刺的一击。
- 2.
A counter-attack in any combat or any sport.
任何战斗或运动中的反击。
- 3.
A quick and usually witty response to a taunt.
对嘲弄的快速机智回应。
- 4.
An answer or reply, rapidly uttered, in response to a question or problem.
对问题或难题迅速说出的答复。
招架攻击后回刺的一击。；任何战斗或运动中的反击。；对嘲弄的快速机智回应。；对问题或难题迅速说出的答复。；(击剑中)还击
In use
After a clean parry, her quick riposte caught her opponent off guard.
He practiced his riposte for hours before the fencing competition.
The coach showed us how to deliver a riposte without losing our balance.
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。
v. riposte with sth
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。
v. riposte that...
动词后可接 that 从句，转述快速、犀利的回应内容。
Connections
Collocations
- a witty riposte
- 机智的反驳
- She was known for her witty ripostes.她以机智的反驳著称。
- deliver a riposte
- 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。
- quick riposte
- 迅速的回击
- Her quick riposte silenced the room.她迅速的回击让房间安静下来。
- verbal riposte
- 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。
- riposte to criticism
- 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。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
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