quip
英 [kwɪp]
美[kwɪp]
- n. 妙语；嘲弄；讽刺语
- vi. 嘲弄；讥讽
- vt. 嘲弄
词态变化
复数: quips;第三人称单数: quips;过去式: quipped;过去分词: quipped;现在分词: quipping;
助记提示
quibble => quip.
2. 音：俏皮；音：快皮，快嘴皮
2. 音：俏皮；音：快皮，快嘴皮
中文词源
quip 俏皮话，妙语
来自拉丁语quippe,确实，当然，来自PIE*kwo,疑问代词词干，词源同quality,quantity.引申 词义切中要害的话或评论，后用于指俏皮话，妙语。
英文词源
- quip (n.)
- 1530s, variant of quippy in same sense (1510s), perhaps from Latin quippe "indeed, of course, as you see, naturally, obviously" (used sarcastically), from quid "what" (neuter of pronoun quis "who;" see who), and compare quibble (n.)) + emphatic particle -pe.
- quip (v.)
- "make a quip," 1570s, from quip (n.). Related: Quipped; quipping.
双语例句
- 1. to make a quip
- 说俏皮话
来自《权威词典》
- 2. To quip means to say something that is intend to be amusing or clever.
- Quip的意思是,说一些可能令人惊讶或者看起来很聪明的话.
来自互联网
- 3. He ended his speech with a merry quip.
- 他以十分风趣的话结束了演讲.
来自辞典例句
- 4. Europe, to repeat the quip of the day , had lost a mistress and gained a master.
- 再用当时的一句妙语来说,欧洲失去了一个主妇,却得到了一个主人.
来自辞典例句
- 5. My advice is to ride it out, make an occasional smart - aleck quip.
- 我的意见就是出去旅行, 并时不时地说些自作聪明的俏皮话.
来自互联网