| 单词 | wit |
| 释义 | wit (once / 104 pages) n Wit is brainpower or mental ability, or the person who possesses such ability, especially when it's used humorously. When we are scared out of our wits, we — figuratively, anyway — lose for a moment our mental faculties. When we are at our wits' end, we have run out of ideas or possible solutions to a frustrating situation. When we outwit someone, we make the smarter decision. Historical figures known for their wit include Voltaire, Oscar Wilde, and Mark Twain. WORD FAMILYwit: witless, wits, witticism, witty+/witless: witlessly/witticism: witticisms/witty: wittier, wittiest, wittily, wittiness USAGE EXAMPLESSurvival in England’s top flight is more than a battle of wits, or even money; it is a war of information. New York Times(Dec 31, 2016) Like Canada itself, the gray jay is a pleasant surprise, comforting for its lack of pushiness and dramatics, endearing for its wit and poise. Slate(Dec 30, 2016) And while both are leavened with wit, they are fundamentally serious plays. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) 1n mental ability Syn|Hyper brain, brainpower, learning ability, mental capacity, mentality intelligence the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience 2n a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter Syn|Hypo|Hyper humor, humour, witticism, wittiness jeu d'esprit a witty comment or writing bon mot, mota clever remark esprit de l'escaliera witty remark that occurs to you too late bite, pungencywit having a sharp and caustic quality caustic remark, irony, sarcasm, satirewitty language used to convey insults or scorn reparteeadroitness and cleverness in reply gag, jape, jest, joke, laugha humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter caricature, imitation, impersonationa representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect cartoon, sketcha humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine fun, play, sportverbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously) ribaldryribald humor topperan exceedingly good witticism that surpasses all that have gone before mock-heroica satirical imitation of heroic verse backchat, banter, give-and-take, raillerylight teasing repartee belly laugh, howler, riot, scream, sidesplitter, thigh-slapper, wowa joke that seems extremely funny blue joke, blue story, dirty joke, dirty storyan indelicate joke ethnic jokea joke at the expense of some ethnic group funny, funny remark, funny story, good storyan account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line) in-jokea joke that is appreciated only by members of some particular group of people one-linera one-line joke shaggy dog storya long rambling joke whose humor derives from its pointlessness sick jokea joke in bad taste sight gag, visual jokea joke whose effect is achieved by visual means rather than by speech (as in a movie) burlesque, charade, lampoon, mockery, parody, pasquinade, put-on, sendup, spoof, takeoff, travestya composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way jocosity, jocularityfun characterized by humor waggery, waggishnesswaggish behavior clowning, comedy, drollery, funninessa comic incident or series of incidents paronomasia, pun, punning, wordplaya humorous play on words cartoon strip, comic strip, funnies, stripa sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic book content, message, subject matter, substance what a communication that is about something is about 3n a witty amusing person who makes jokes Syn|Hyper card, wag humorist, humourist someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way |
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