quip
quip — noun
1. a spontaneous, clever comment made in response to what someone has just said, an
a spontaneous, clever comment made in response to what someone has just said, and intended to be amusing
At the staff meeting, Eli’s quip about the broken printer lightened the mood instantly.
quip + about + topic
Ayesha’s quick quip saved her from having to explain why she was late.
Iker’s quip about the long queue had everyone nodding in agreement.
Ari ended the argument with a quip that made both sides laugh.
文法句型
quip + about + topic
quip + of + [event/group]
用法筆記
Often describes a remark made in direct response to something someone has said, rather than a rehearsed joke or planned speech.
常見錯誤
❗ 'He told a long quip at the party.' ✅ 'He made a quick quip at the party.' — A quip is short and spontaneous; a longer, planned story is a joke or anecdote.
quip — verb
1. to say something clever and amusing, often as a quick reply to what someone has
to say something clever and amusing, often as a quick reply to what someone has just said
‘I’d tell you a joke about my job,’ Felipe quipped, ‘but I quit.’
quipped + direct quote
After the waiter brought the wrong order, Hao quipped about a ‘surprise menu.’
Spotting her friend’s new haircut, Tanvi quipped that the barber must have been in a hurry.
When a colleague asked about the empty desk, Ari quipped that the person had finally found a better office.
文法句型
Subject + quipped, + ‘direct quote’
Subject + quipped + that-clause
用法筆記
Most often used with a direct quote in quotation marks. The verb itself is rarely used in passive constructions.
常見錯誤
❗ 'He quipped me a funny line.' ✅ 'He quipped, “That’s a funny line.”' — Quip does not take a direct object for what is said; the remark is given as a quoted statement.