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wit·ty
wI ti
比较级:wittier
最高级:wittiest
wittily (adv.), wittiness (n.)
词根:wit
adv.wittily 机智地;俏皮地
n.wit 智慧;才智;智力
wittiness 机智
adjective
marked by or full of clever humor or wit : smartly facetious or jocular
a witty novel
quick or ready to see or express illuminating or amusing relationships or insights
a witty raconteur
amusingly or ingeniously clever in conception or execution the musical background is … often witty—Wolcott Gibbs
the costumes are sumptuous and witty—Virgil Thomson
archaic having good intellectual capacity : intelligent
poems witty诗词使人灵秀(出自培根散文《论读书》)
这组词都有“使人高兴的,令人发笑的”的意思,其区别是:
comic指像喜剧一样滑稽可笑。
witty强调机智而饶有风趣。
funny非正式用词,通常侧重因古怪、奇特或不合适宜的举动等引起的发笑。
humorous指富有幽默感、诙谐、引人发笑的。
以上来源于网络
古英语 wittig “聪明,智慧,睿智; 神志清醒; ”参见 wit(n.)“智力”+ -y(2)。指“具有闪耀机智”的意思记录于1580年代。相关: Wittily; wittiness。中古英语有 all-witty “全知的”(约1400年)。
see wit >entry 2
The first known use of witty was before the 12th century
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wittyadjective
marked by or full of wit : amusing a witty remark
a witty writer
1 A sort of witty cynicism has long been prized.
一种诙谐的冷嘲热讽一向受到牛津人的尊重.
2 We'd kept everything witty and cool, until the air between us was so ironized that to say anything in earnest would have been a breach of manners, even of trust.
3 I was especially cynical in groups, perhaps feeling that a witty cut-down about a stranger would earn me the respect and admiration of friends.
4 But when I tried to think up something witty or funny to ask, my mind went blank.
5 My wife, Kay, calls that the WITTY principle.
我的妻子,凯叫它“与你何干”原则。
6 Satire genre novel benefits from the witty and pregnant tradition of the classical satirical poem.
讽刺体小说则得益于我国古代讽刺诗的谐隐诙谑传统.
7 Another manual advised me to be silent, but not always so, that I might cultivate the art of witty but modest conversation that was the mark of a court lady.
8 a witty remark
机智的话
9 They were very intellectual and witty.
他们才思敏捷,风趣诙谐。
10 With a witty device, he solved the thorny problem without conflicts with others.
他用了个聪明的方法就解决了那件棘手的问题,而且没有和别人起冲突.
11 “And he loved you. Like me, he found you witty as well as beautiful.”
12 Better a witty fool man than a foolish wit.
宁做聪明的傻子,不做愚蠢的聪明人.
13 We sing these, and other parodies of popular songs, all of which we think are very witty.
14 I imagine you’re still witty and sassy, and that your Farsi puts mine to shame.
15 “Yes, very soon. He gave me a quiet hint; I told him he was mistaken; he asked my pardon and said no more. Cole does not want to be wiser or wittier than his neighbours.”
16 She used to sit next to me at the conference table, and when the visiting celebrities were talking she'd whisper witty sarcastic remarks to me under her breath.
17 Boccaccio's treatment of sexual relations is often graphic, often witty, but never demeaning.
薄伽丘对性关系的处理经常是生动细致地描绘, 经常是风趣诙谐的, 但从不自贬身份.
18 His plays were very good, very witty...
他的剧作非常精彩,妙趣横生。
19 I don't mean he wasn't witty or anything--he was--but sometimes it gets on your nerves when somebody's always saying things like "So you and Pencey are no longer one."
20 His witty remark caused a storm of laughter.
他的妙语引起一阵哄堂大笑。
1 明智
wise intelligent sensible advisable SANE no-nonsense well-advised Solomonic senseful sensibly wisdom sanity
3 敏捷
ready quick alert prompt subtle swift apt nimble brisk deft limber facile frisky nippy light-footed lightsome volant lively faculty velocity expedition agility aptitude haste alacrity celerity promptitude hustle vivify
4 诙谐
salty humorous facetious jocular antic waggish jocose Gilbertian joc. wittily facetiae comic joke humor pleasantry drollery badinage wittiness jesting waggery jocosity in jest lambent humour jokey farce jocularity facetiousness jocoseness burlesque gilbertian toy jest comicality
6 聪明
long-pated understanding smart bright sharp cute hip pregnant wise intellectual intelligent clever sage sensible APT nimble luminous heady Gnostic politic brainy conceited spiffy dexterous intellective spiffing peart knacky apt. cleverly sensibly intelligence aptitude fast-fingered quick wizard slick penetrating snappy knowing apprehensive gnostic clear-headed well-advised sagacious sapient clear-sighted sharp-witted perspicuous perspicacious luciferous wisely smartly wisdom acumen sagacity perspicacity brighten smarten
7 机智
agile savvy nimble resourceful sharp-witted gleg wittily policy resource imagination wit nous gumption esprit wittiness pericranium salty pert waggish head salt intelligence ready wit subtle keen mercurial quick-witted quickness nimble-witted tricky tactful conceited ingenuity tact good sense
8 聪明的
long-pated understanding smart bright sharp cute hip pregnant wise intellectual intelligent clever sage sensible APT nimble luminous heady Gnostic politic brainy conceited spiffy dexterous intellective spiffing peart knacky fast-fingered quick wizard slick penetrating snappy knowing apprehensive gnostic clear-headed well-advised sagacious sapient clear-sighted sharp-witted perspicuous perspicacious luciferous
9 妙趣横生的
10 诙谐的
salty humorous facetious jocular antic waggish jocose Gilbertian joc. lambent funny jokey burlesque gilbertian
12 机智的
agile savvy nimble resourceful sharp-witted gleg salty pert waggish subtle keen mercurial quick-witted nimble-witted tricky tactful conceited
13 敏捷的
ready quick alert prompt subtle swift apt nimble brisk deft limber facile frisky nippy light-footed lightsome volant
14 富于机智的
15 巧妙
clever neat ingenious dodgy masterful artful well-taken lambent ably beautiful brilliant subtle crafty cunning subtlety
16 巧妙的
clever neat ingenious dodgy masterful artful well-taken lambent beautiful brilliant subtle crafty cunning
17 有才智的