quip

英 [kw?p] 美[kw?p]
  • n. 妙語(yǔ);嘲弄;諷刺語(yǔ)
  • vi. 嘲弄;譏諷
  • vt. 嘲弄

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詞態(tài)變化


復(fù)數(shù):?quips;第三人稱單數(shù):?quips;過(guò)去式:?quipped;過(guò)去分詞:?quipped;現(xiàn)在分詞:?quipping;

助記提示


quibble => quip.
2. 音:俏皮;音:快皮,快嘴皮

中文詞源


quip 俏皮話,妙語(yǔ)

來(lái)自拉丁語(yǔ)quippe,確實(shí),當(dāng)然,來(lái)自PIE*kwo,疑問(wèn)代詞詞干,詞源同quality,quantity.引申 詞義切中要害的話或評(píng)論,后用于指俏皮話,妙語(yǔ)。

英文詞源


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.

雙語(yǔ)例句


1. to make a quip
說(shuō)俏皮話

來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》

2. To quip means to say something that is intend to be amusing or clever.
Quip的意思是,說(shuō)一些可能令人驚訝或者看起來(lái)很聰明的話.

來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)

3. He ended his speech with a merry quip.
他以十分風(fēng)趣的話結(jié)束了演講.

來(lái)自辭典例句

4. Europe, to repeat the quip of the day , had lost a mistress and gained a master.
再用當(dāng)時(shí)的一句妙語(yǔ)來(lái)說(shuō),歐洲失去了一個(gè)主婦,卻得到了一個(gè)主人.

來(lái)自辭典例句

5. My advice is to ride it out, make an occasional smart - aleck quip.
我的意見(jiàn)就是出去旅行, 并時(shí)不時(shí)地說(shuō)些自作聰明的俏皮話.

來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)