【每日一词】 quip -/ˈkwip/
quip
1 of 2 noun
1a: a clever usually taunting remark : gibe; b: a witty or funny observation or response usually made on the spur of the moment 妙语；嘲弄；讽刺语
2: quibble, equivocation 狡辩， 模棱两可
3: something strange, droll, curious, or eccentric : oddity 奇怪,滑稽,好奇或古怪的东西
4：QUIP（质量改进程序）：在某些特定行业中，它也可能是“质量改进程序”（Quality Improvement Program）的缩写，指的是一系列旨在提升质量的措施和活动。
5：QUIP（计算机科学领域）：在计算机科学领域，QUIP 有时是一个特定工具或软件的名称，具体取决于上下文。
2 of 2
intransitive verb : to make quips : gibe 嘲弄；讥讽
transitive verb : to jest or gibe at 嘲弄
短语
quip socket: 四列直插式组件插座
i-quip: 芯硅谷
SQUARE QUIP: 标准式握杆法
Quip Mac: 文档编辑软件
Quip app: 文字处理器
At That Quip: 在那段妙语之后
例句
The doctors are not entirely sympathetic, "If there was a surgery to enlarge brains, we would offer him a free trial," they quip. 医生们并不太同情，他们讽刺说：“如果有个手术能使大脑变大的话，我们很愿意给他免费试用。”
Oh, that Ken Jennings, always quick with a quip. 噢，那个总是机敏而幽默的肯詹宁斯。
Oscar Wilde's quip now sounds hopelessly out of date. 奥斯卡·王尔德此言虽妙，而今听来却彻头彻尾过时了。
Perry and Draisaitl both enjoy a good quip and seem adept at poking the bear. —Daniel Nugent-Bowman, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
No one appreciates passive-aggressive quips so keep them to a minimum.—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 14 Feb. 2025
Vitale quipped about his safety just before Clemson fans rushed the court in exuberance following the buzzer.—Jacob Lev, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025
Golf doesn’t have to be a good walk spoiled, as Mark Twain once quipped. —Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2025
