| 单词 | quickwittedness |
| 释义 | > as lemmasquickˈwittedness quickˈwittedness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [noun] > vigour, quickness vivacity?a1475 quicknessc1475 quickwittedness1616 eyetooth1706 pregnantness1727 ready-wittedness1815 1616 J. Bullokar Eng. Expositor sig. M4v/2 Pregnancy, Quickewittednesse. 1794 W. Godwin Things as They Are I. iii. 39 He discovered no contemptible sagacity and quick-wittedness in the science of horse-flesh. 1863 C. C. Clarke Shakespeare-characters x. 257 He has French quick-wittedness, French good temper. 1883 P. Schaff Hist. Christian Church II. lxxxiii. 712 The curiosity and quickwittedness of the Samaritan Magdalene. 1914 E. S. Keogh in B. Camm Lives Eng. Martyrs (1914) xv. 480 They were saved by the constable's quick-wittedness. 1990 Pilot Sept. 29/2 Safety is often maintained only by the quick-wittedness of the drop zone controller. < as lemmas |
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