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。
英英释意
- 1. a witty saying
- 2. witty remark
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.
实用场景例句
- to make a quip
- 说俏皮话
牛津词典
- The commentators make endless quips about the female players' appearance.
- 评论员们没完没了地拿女选手的容貌打趣。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 'He'll have to go on a diet,' Ballard quipped...
- “他得减肥啦，”巴拉德俏皮地说。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The chairman quipped that he would rather sell his airline than his computer systems.
- 主席风趣地说，他宁可卖掉他的航空公司，也不愿出售他的计算机系统。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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.
期刊摘选
- He ended his speech with a merry quip.
- 他以十分风趣的话结束了演讲.
辞典例句
- 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.
辞典例句
- That quip, though, makes an intriguing point.
- 不过这个反讽恰好提出了一个很有趣的问题.
期刊摘选
- So, when do I start? A slightly obnoxious quip. Don't invite yourself into the job.
- 那我什么时候上班? 问得妙,但有点儿招人讨厌. 不要不请自来.
期刊摘选
- And New Yorkers pride themselves on quick quip or a biting sarcastic remark.
- 纽约人也很自豪能够妙语如珠或出言挑衅的讽刺.
期刊摘选
- Absorbed in his own thoughts, Tu Hsuehshih did not hear the quip meant for him.
- 沉浸在自己思想中的杜学诗却是什么也没有听到,什么也没有看见.
期刊摘选
- to make a quip
- 说俏皮话
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》