parting shot

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An insult or barbed comment issued as the speaker departs or the conversation comes to an end. idiomatic
    — Gold Coast Deputy Mayor David Power took a parting shot at the Crime and Misconduct Commission and his council enemies as he announced his bombshell resignation today.

词形变化

parting shots plural

词源

Believed to be a variation of Parthian shot, referring to a military maneuver in which Parthian troops retreating on horseback turned back to face the enemy and shot while retreating.
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