Wit
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n. 机智;才智，智慧;富有机智的人;打趣话，玩笑话;
📝 例句
The barb of his wit made us wince.
他那锋芒毕露的机智使我们退避三舍。
I abhor every commonplace phrase by which wit is intended.
我厌恶所有那些力图表现智慧的陈腐不堪的俗话。
a trenchant wit [style]
锋锐的机智 [格调]
She marries wit and/with scholarship in her writing.
她的写作中融合了智慧和学识.
The author scintillates with wit.
该作者才智横溢 [才华焕发] 。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ wit-才智,it-它:我发现它很有头脑
※ sit-坐,wit-智力,w-拼音“我”:我经常坐着思考,所以智力超群
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
wit
n
1
(a) [U] ability to combine words, ideas, etc so as to produce a clever type of humour 用措辞、 构想等产生巧妙幽默的能力
have a ready wit 随时能说俏皮话的
a journalist much admired for her wit 因机智幽默而备受敬重的女新闻工作者
a literary style full of elegance and wit 涉笔典雅风趣的文学风格.
(b) [C] person who has or is famous for this; witty person 才思敏捷言语诙谐的人; 机智幽默的人
a well-known wit and raconteur 一个有名的妙语如珠会讲故事的人.
2 [U] (also wits [pl]) quick understanding; intelligence 悟性; 智慧; 理解力; 智力
He hadn't the wits/wit enough to realize the danger. 他悟性差, 没有意识到存在的危险.
3 (idm 习语) at one's wits' `end not knowing what to do or say because of worry or desperation 智尽能索; 张皇失措
I'm at my wits' end worrying about how to pay the bills. 我怎样付清这些帐, 完全没有主意. a battle of wits => battle. collect/gather one's `wits become calm again after an unexpected shock, etc so that one can think clearly 镇定下来, 恢复理智
I needed time to gather my wits before seeing him again. 我需要先镇定一下才能再次见他. frighten/scare sb out of his `wits => frighten. have/keep one's `wits about one be/remain alert and ready to act 时刻警惕; 随机应变
You need to keep your wits about you when you're dealing with a man like that. 同那种人打交道得随机应变. live by one's wits => live2. sharpen sb's wits => sharpen (sharp). to `wit (dated fml 旧, 文) that is to say; namely 也就是说; 即
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. ,wit and `wisdom combination of quick intelligence, good judgement and learning, esp in a writer or speaker 才思（尤指作家或演说家的）.
🎯 考研助记
w(wise)+it:英明的它，很有 智慧 网友：网威 补充：w（我）i（爱）t（她） 是智慧的
🔁 扩展释义
*[wit]n. 机智, 智力, 头脑, 理智, 妙语, 机智的人
📖 同为「博士」词汇
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I think I'd like to see some of the things that one can't find in other countries.
我想我喜欢看些别的国家看不到的东西。
Her mother died when she was eight years old.
她8岁时母亲就去世了。
He wrote about socialism in newspapers and started a magazine called Indian Opinion.
他在报纸上撰文报导社会主义并且创办了一份叫做《印度之声》的杂志。