释义 |
wit·ting I. \ˈwid.iŋ, -itiŋ, -ēŋ\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of witen to know — more at wit 1. chiefly dialect : knowledge or awareness of something : cognizance 2. chiefly dialect : information obtained or communicated : intelligence, news, tidings II. adjective Etymology: from present participle of wit (I) 1. a. : cognizant or aware of something : conscious < came to make you witting of the same — F.S.Ellis > b. : consciously being or doing something specified < a witting tool of the Communists > 2. : done with the knowledge of the doer : performed or acted consciously, deliberately, or knowingly : intentional < witting lies and all sorts of hypocrisy — H.B.Alexander > < this process of witting repression — W.H.R.Rivers > |