a remark made in order to anger, wound, or provoke someone 嘲弄;讽刺,奚落
verb
[with obj.]provoke or challenge (someone) with insulting remarks 用辱骂的话挑衅 pupils began taunting her about her weight. 学生们开始嘲笑她的体重。 ■reproach (someone) with something in a contemptuous way (以轻蔑的方式)责怪;奚落 she had taunted him with going to another man. 她和另外一个男人相好,以此表示对他不满。
派生 taunter noun tauntingly adverb 语源
early 16th cent.: from French tant pour tant 'like for like, tit for tat', from tant 'so much', from Latin tantum, neuter of tantus. An early use of the verb was 'exchange banter'