名複: retorts
retort1
vt.
- 反擊;就……進行報復
- 反駁,回嘴說[+that]
vi.
- 反擊;報復
- 反駁,回嘴[(+on/upon)]
n.
- 反擊;回嘴;反駁[C][U]
辨析
retort2
n.[C]
- 曲頸瓶,曲頸甑
- 【化】蒸餾器
以上來源於:《英漢大辭典》
retort1
v.
- say something sharp, angry, or witty in answer to a remark or accusation.
- archaic repay (an insult or injury).
n.
a sharp, angry, or witty reply.Etymology
C15: from L. retort-, retorquere ‘twist back’.
retort2
n.
- a container or furnace for carrying out a chemical process on a large or industrial scale.
- historical a glass container with a long neck, used in distilling liquids and other chemical operations.
v.
heat in a retort.Etymology
C17: from Fr. retorte, from med. L. retorta, fem. past part. of retorquere ‘twist back’ (with ref. to the long recurved neck of the laboratory container).
以上來源於:《簡明牛津英語詞典》