quip
英 [kw?p]
美[kw?p]
- n. 妙語；嘲弄；諷刺語
- vi. 嘲弄；譏諷
- vt. 嘲弄
TEM8GRE低頻詞擴展詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復數(shù):?quips;第三人稱單數(shù):?quips;過去式:?quipped;過去分詞:?quipped;現(xiàn)在分詞:?quipping;
助記提示
quibble => quip.
2. 音：俏皮；音：快皮，快嘴皮
2. 音：俏皮；音：快皮，快嘴皮
中文詞源
quip 俏皮話，妙語
來自拉丁語quippe,確實，當然，來自PIE*kwo,疑問代詞詞干，詞源同quality,quantity.引申 詞義切中要害的話或評論，后用于指俏皮話，妙語。
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.
雙語例句
- 1. to make a quip
- 說俏皮話
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. To quip means to say something that is intend to be amusing or clever.
- Quip的意思是,說一些可能令人驚訝或者看起來很聰明的話.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 3. He ended his speech with a merry quip.
- 他以十分風趣的話結束了演講.
來自辭典例句
- 4. Europe, to repeat the quip of the day , had lost a mistress and gained a master.
- 再用當時的一句妙語來說,歐洲失去了一個主婦,卻得到了一個主人.
來自辭典例句
- 5. My advice is to ride it out, make an occasional smart - aleck quip.
- 我的意見就是出去旅行, 并時不時地說些自作聰明的俏皮話.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)