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单词

wit-cracker

释义

wit¹ /wit/

noun

Ingenuity
Intelligence, sense (as in have the wit to)
(usu in pl) any of the five bodily senses, or a mental faculty generally (archaic)
The power of combining ideas with a pointed verbal effect
The product of this power
Humour, wittiness
A person endowed with wit
The mind (obsolete)
The understanding (archaic)
Imagination or invention (archaic)
Information, as in to get wit of (obsolete)

ORIGIN: OE (ge)wit, from wit²

witˈless adjective

witˈlessly adverb

witˈlessness noun

witˈling noun

wittˈed adjective

(usu as combining form) having wit or understanding (of a specified type, as in quick-witted, slow-witted)

witticism /witˈi-sizm/ noun

wittˈily adverb

wittˈiness noun

wittˈy adjective

witˈ-cracker noun

Someone who makes witty remarks in a crisp style

witˈ-monger noun

A poor would-be wit

witˈ-snapper noun (Shakespeare)

Someone who affects wit or repartee

witˈwanton transitive verb (with it; obsolete)

To indulge in irreverent wit

at one's wits’ (or wit's) end

have (or keep) one's wits about one

To be (or remain) alert and resourceful

live by one's wits

To gain a livelihood by ingenious expedients rather than by honest labour

scared out of one's wits

Extremely scared

the five wits (archaic)

The five senses

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