quip

英 [kwɪp]      美 [kwɪp]
  • n. 妙语;嘲弄;讽刺语
  • vi. 嘲弄;讥讽
  • vt. 嘲弄
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quibble => quip.
2. 音:俏皮;音:快皮,快嘴皮
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。

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.
1. to make a quip
说俏皮话
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.
3. He ended his speech with a merry quip.
他以十分风趣的话结束了演讲.
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.
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.

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