单词 | native wit |
释义 | > as lemmasnative wit native wit n. innate, untutored intelligence or shrewdness. ΚΠ 1650 R. Heath Clarastella 4 One, whose unborrow'd native Wit proclaim'd Him sole Apollo's heire. 1723 R. Blackmore Alfred v. 171 Sciences, which polish native Wit, Industrious Youth for Trusts important fit. 1869 W. J. Courthope Ludibria Lunae i. 22 How on hind legs he used to sit With pendent paws of speechless woe; His courtly parts, his native wit. 1991 J. Trollope Rector's Wife xi. 150 Just because I'm inexperienced..doesn't mean that I lack perception or native wit. < as lemmas |
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