rejoinder

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
美 /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɔɪndɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The defendant's answer to the replication.
  2. A response that answers another response.
    — "76. ... P-R8(N) mate! Certainly not 76... P-R8(Q), though threatening mate on the move in seven different ways--as 77 Q-N5 mate would have been the painful rejoinder."
  3. A quick response that involves disagreement or is witty, especially an answer to a question.
    — I have passed perhaps more time than any other man of my age and country in visits and assemblies, where the polite persons of both sexes distinguish themselves; and could not without much grief observe how frequently both gentlemen and ladies are at a loss for questions, answers, replies, and rejoinders.
  4. Re-insertion, typically after allowance of a patent application, of patent claims that had been withdrawn from examination under a restriction requirement. US
动词 v.
  1. To issue a rejoinder. intransitive
  2. To say as a rejoinder. transitive

词形变化

rejoinders plural rejoinders present,singular,third-person rejoindering participle,present rejoindered participle,past rejoindered past

词汇关系

衍生词
surrejoinder

词源

词源 1
From Middle English rejoinder, rejonder, rejoynder, from Middle French rejoindre, with infinitive used as noun frequent in Law French. Doublet of rejoin.
词源 2
From Middle English rejoinder, rejonder, rejoynder, from Middle French rejoindre, with infinitive used as noun frequent in Law French. Doublet of rejoin.
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