to wit如何读

英:[tu: wit]

美:[tu wɪt]

to wit是什么意思

  • n.

    义同:that is to say, namely;

  • to wit英英释义

    adverb

    in other words; that is to say; namely.the bane of her life, to wit, her husband's puns

    to wit词源英文解释

    Middle English to witen, literally, to know — more at wit

    The first known use of to wit was in the 14th century

    to wit 例句

    1 if we keep spending money like it's water, we're sure to end up in the same place as it often does, to wit, down the drain

    2 However, three election cycles is just a blink of an eye in the grand scheme of American history, so this could just be a blip borne of this specific political moment (to wit: three of the five uber-unpopular nominees were/are Trump).

    3 None of that should be surprising, even with Coachella’s increasing emphasis on pop, hip-hop, dance, and various flavors of world music (to wit: 2023 headliners Blackpink, Bad Bunny, and Frank Ocean).

    4 The surrealities of the plot exist within a universe where there seem to be no rules — to wit, Sophie finds out that Caroline is not to be trusted by walking into her office and overhearing a conversation from the foot of a staircase, while Caroline sounds off indiscreetly above.

    5 Based in Madrid, Isabel López-Quesada combines romance, tradition, and modern cool in her wide breadth of international residential projects, to wit: a duplex apartment in Madrid’s El Viso neighborhood, formerly owned by Ava Gardner—and featured in our October 2020 issue.

    6 Friendly towns along the way break up the flat farmland and honor an obligation to feed and entertain travelers: to wit, the brisket at Huey’s Smokehouse BBQ in Fremont, the Burma Shave signs and photo-op gas station in Sutherland, and the buffalo burger at Ole’s Big Game Steakhouse in Paxton.

    7 Her sales numbers at retail and the box office are similarly record-breaking (to wit, Swifties literally broke Ticketmaster when these shows went on sale last fall).

    8 He will leave at the end of term, to wit 30 July.

    他要在期末离开,也就是7月30日。

    9 He and all his family-- to wit, mother, father, three brothers, and one dog-- are waiting for me at the station.

    他即其全家,即母亲,父亲,三个兄弟,还有一条狗,都在车站接我。

    10 To wit , fit is as essential for jeans as for tailored slacks.

    也就是说,称身是牛崽裤的底子要素, 就像定做的西裤同样.

    11 We are going to have another language campaign, to wit, speak better English.

    又一项语言运动就要开始了, 那便是“讲标准英语运动”.

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