retort

• n. 反驳，顶嘴；曲颈瓶
• vt. 反驳，反击
• vi. 反驳，回嘴

re-,相对，相反，-tort,弯，转，词源同 torture,turn.引申词义回应，反驳。

retort

retort: see torment

retort (v.)

1550s, "make return in kind" (especially of an injury), from Old French retort and directly from Latin retortus, past participle of retorquere "turn back, twist back, throw back," from re- "back" (see re-) + torquere "to twist" (see torque (n.)). Applied to exchanges of jest or sarcasm by c. 1600, hence "say or utter sharply and aggressively in reply" (1620s). Related: Retorted; retorting.

retort (n.1)

"act of retorting," c. 1600, from retort (v.).

retort (n.2)

"vessel used in chemistry for distilling or effecting decomposition by the aid of heat," c. 1600, from Middle French retorte, from Medieval Latin *retorta "a retort, a vessel with a bent neck," literally "a thing bent or twisted," from past participle stem of Latin retorquere (see retort (v.)).

1. His sharp retort clearly made an impact.

他尖刻的反驳显然起了作用。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Her retort was mechanical.

她的反驳是脱口而出的。

来自柯林斯例句

3. He scored a bull's - eye in their argument with that witty retort.

在他们的辩论中他那一句机智的反驳击中了要害.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. He opened his mouth to make a caustic retort.

他张嘴开始进行刻薄的反击.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. I said a few words to him in retort.

我顶了他几句.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》