repartee

名词 repartee:

1. adroitness and cleverness in reply

rep.ar.tee

n.（名词）
A swift, witty reply.
巧辩：机警、机智的应答
Conversation marked by the exchange of witty retorts.See Synonyms at wit
妙语对答：有相互机智对答特征的谈话参见 wit

来源：
French repartie [from feminine past participle of] repartir [to retort]
法语 repartie [] 源自repartir的阴性过去分词 [反驳]
from Old French [to retort, to depart again]
源自 古法语 [反驳，再次离开]
re- [re-]
re- [前缀，表.回复，回应.]
partir [to depart] from Latin partore [to divide] from pars part- [part] * see per…- 2
partir [离开] 源自 拉丁语 partore [分开] 源自 pars part- [部分] *参见 per…- 2