11.1archaic a verbal equivocation
〈古〉遁词, 模棱两可的话。
quipped, quipping
no obj. make a witty remark说俏皮话：
with direct speech 'Flattery will get you nowhere, ' she quipped.
“拍马屁不会使你得到任何好处,"她俏皮地说道。
派生词
词源
mid 16th cent.: perhaps from Latin quippe 'indeed， forsooth'.