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retort v.反驳 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.)). 【记】re 反，回 + tort 扭【相关】torture 折磨，tortuous 曲折的 contort 扭曲，distort 歪曲 extort 敲诈勒索 retort 反驳

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[ri'tɔ:t] 【英】 v. 反驳 (to answer by a counter argument)【考】 repartee : retort / debate : issue(巧妙回答为了反驳/ 争论为了进行辩护)【记】 re(反)+tort(扭)→反 扭，反驳【同】 同根词：distort(歪 曲)；tortuous(弯曲 的)【例】 When I asked my boss for a raise, he retorted: No! v. (以迅速、讥讽或机智的方式)反驳; 报复【记】re反, tort扭－反驳【参】distort(v 歪曲); tortuous(adj 曲折的; 转弯抹角的)【类】repartee: retort = debate: issue巧妙回答为了反驳 = 争论为了辩护retort: response = ? 反驳: 反应 = ?

单词	retort
音标	[ri'tɔ:t]
解释	v.反驳
红宝书	【英】 v. 反驳 (to answer by a counter argument) 【考】 repartee : retort / debate : issue(巧妙回答为了反驳/ 争论为了进行辩护) 【记】 re(反)+tort(扭)→反扭，反驳【同】同根词：distort(歪曲)；tortuous(弯曲的) 【例】 When I asked my boss for a raise, he retorted: No!
字源	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.)).
不择手段背单词	v. (以迅速、讥讽或机智的方式)反驳; 报复【记】re反, tort扭－反驳【参】distort(v 歪曲); tortuous(adj 曲折的; 转弯抹角的) 【类】repartee: retort = debate: issue巧妙回答为了反驳 = 争论为了辩护retort: response = ? 反驳: 反应 = ?
趣味全助记	【记】re 反，回 + tort 扭【相关】torture 折磨，tortuous 曲折的 contort 扭曲，distort 歪曲 extort 敲诈勒索 retort 反驳

Retort Latin C.1600 V 反驳 French Past Participle