retort

Retort是英語中具有名詞和動詞雙重詞性的辭彙，發音為英[rɪˈtɔːt]、美[rɪˈtɔːrt]。名詞含義涵蓋反駁、曲頸甑等，動詞則包含回擊、蒸餾等行為。其詞源可追溯至拉丁語"retorquere"，詞根"tort"隱含"扭轉"概念，為“反駁”與“蒸餾容器”兩類語義建立了邏輯關聯。

該詞在語言交際中常描述帶有對抗性的即時回應，如日常對話或文學場景下的尖銳反駁；在科學領域特指用於加熱或分離物質的曲頸瓶、乾餾釜等設備，並衍生出retort pouch（蒸煮袋）、horizontal retort（臥式殺菌釜）等專業術語。辭彙在化學工業、食品加工等場景中套用廣泛，例如頁岩油蒸餾工藝及蒸汽處理設備的命名。作為多義詞，其詞態變化與同義辨析體系為語言學習者提供了清晰的認知框架。

基本介紹

• 外文名：retort
• 詞性：名詞、動詞

單詞發音

英[rɪˈtɔːt]美[rɪˈtɔːrt]

短語搭配

retort pouch 殺菌袋 ; 蒸煮袋 ; 殺菌軟袋

retort stand 鐵架台 ; 鐵支架 ; 蒸餾用鐵架 ; 鐵架

horizontal retort 臥式釜 ; [冶] 臥甑 ; 臥式高壓殺菌釜 ; 橫式甑

quartz retort 石英蒸鎦罐

shale retort 頁岩乾餾爐

amalgam retort [冶] 汞齊蒸餾罐 ; 汞膏蒸餾罐

to retort 辯難 ; 反駁 ; 抗辯 ; 回答

retort grate 下飼式爐排

雙語例句

• 1His sharp retort clearly made an impact.他的尖銳反駁顯然起了作用。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》
• 2This is the Lady's retort.這是這位女士的反駁。
• 3Optimists retort that is no bad thing.樂觀人士反駁說這或許並不是一件壞事。
• 4Some now retort: not good enough for what?目前一些人反駁道：到底哪點讓它不滿意？
• 5To this piffle the best retort is: grow up.對此類蠢話最好的反駁是：請成熟一些！
• 6Because that is where the oil is, oilmen retort.就是因為油在那裡，石油業的一名知情人說。
• 7Pro-lifers retort that this is still a huge number.反墮胎者反駁說，這仍然是一個很大的數據。
• 8He hit a bull’s eye in their argument with that witty retort.他以機智的反駁贏得了辯論勝利。
• 9Rarely has that retort looked more persuasive than this week.這一反問本周就顯得不是那么有說服力。
• 10The pessimists retort that recent discoveries are still not enough.而悲觀者反駁到即使有最近的新發現，石油還是會供不應求。
• 11The sceptics’ second retort is that the West is guilty of hypocrisy.懷疑者的第二個駁斥理由是西方國家虛榮行事。
• 12There is an obvious retort to this, but one should be wary about making it.對此有一個明顯反駁，但使用之前要三思而行。
• 13The carmakers retort that being in Chapter 11 will poison their business.汽車製造商們反駁說將他們列入《破產法案第11章》會毀了他們的生意。
• 14People are indifferent, 20 columnists declare.No we're not, another 20 retort.20個專欄作家聲稱人們都漠不關心，另外20個反駁道我們不是這樣。
• 15People are indifferent, 20 columnists declare. No we're not, another 20 retort.20個專欄作家聲稱人們都漠不關心，另外20個反駁道我們不是這樣。
• 16But liberal Jewish groups retort that it represents only a sliver of Jewish opinion.但自由派猶太團體反駁道，AIPAC代表的僅是整體猶太人立場的冰山一角。
• 17Naysayers of these assertions will likely have the same retort – quality is key.反對者的聲音中一致的聲音就是——質量是關鍵。
• 18One retort would surely be that even ex-colonial powers can learn from their mistakes.這肯定會引起另一位外交官的反駁——即使身處前殖民超級大國的地位，也應該從過去的錯誤中吸取教訓。
• 19Bankers retort that rivalry for corporate brokerships is intense and switching is common.投資銀行反駁道，公司經紀業務競爭很激烈，並且換經紀商的現象很普遍。
• 20Ms Merkel might retort by pointing out that she is still highly popular with ordinary voters.默克爾女士可能反駁說在普通選民中她仍有很高的支持率。
• 21The standard retort to such arguments is that outsourcing abroad is too small to matter much.對這種論據標準的反駁就是國外的外包規模很小根本不會有什麼太大影響。
• 22Let your children see you react to rudeness with a kind word instead of a retaliatory retort.讓孩子看到你友善地面對粗魯的語言，而不是惡狠狠的反擊。
• 23Goldman's retort is that it had nothing to disclose - Paulson's role wasn't material, it maintains.高盛反駁說，它沒有什麼要披露的；它堅持認為，鮑爾森公司的角色不是實質性的。
• 24The bill's supporters retort that both countries will come on board only if America sets a good example.法案支持者反駁到，只有當美國作出表率，這兩個國家才會行動起來。
• 25The Africans retort that by making separate deals with different countries they are doing exactly the opposite.非洲國家反駁道，跟不同的國家簽訂各個不同的協定是完全事與願違的。
• 26Lawyers retort that even if ATCA use against firms is curbed, individual executives could still be targeted.律師們反駁說，即便用“外國人侵權索賠法案”針對公司的起訴被加以限制，個別高管依然可被起訴。
• 27Hawks retort that it's impossible to run schools in Afghanistan unless there are American troops to protect them.美國鷹派反駁這種觀點，他們認為除非讓美國大兵保護，不然在阿富汗建學校簡直是天方夜譚。
• 28The Oscars are not supposed to reward popularity, the Academy’s defenders retort. They recognise eternal greatness.學院獎的捍衛者反駁，奧斯卡獎不應該獎勵流行影片，它嘉獎的是永恆的偉大作品。
• 29The Oscars are not supposed to reward popularity, the Academy's defenders retort. They recognise eternal greatness.學院獎的捍衛者反駁，奧斯卡獎不應該獎勵流行影片，它嘉獎的是永恆的偉大作品。