Witty
['wɪtɪ] or ['wɪti]
解释:
(adj.) combining clever conception and facetious expression; 'his sermons were unpredictably witty and satirical as well as eloquent' .
欧内斯廷编辑--From WordNet
解释:
(n.) Possessed of wit; knowing; wise; skillful; judicious; clever; cunning.
(n.) Especially, possessing wit or humor; good at repartee; droll; facetious; sometimes, sarcastic; as, a witty remark, poem, and the like.
编辑:史蒂夫
同义词及近义词：
a. Facetious, humorous, jocular, jocose, waggish, droll, funny, pleasant.
整理:佩吉
同义词及反义词：
SYN:Jocose, humorous, facetious, acute
ANT:Stupid, sober, dull, stolid
整理:玛米
例句:
- He passed for an Englishman, was agreeable, handsome, ill-tempered, hospitable and witty. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
- Sommers was a very witty man, he says, and fond of experimenting. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
- A tragic poet, that would represent his heroes as very ingenious and witty in their misfortunes, would never touch the passions. 戴维·休谟. 人性论.
- She was not brilliant, nor witty, nor wise over much, nor extraordinarily handsome. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
- As a witty Frenchman remarked, many geniuses become their own disciples. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
- For patients, oh, to me impart The gay, the young, the witty; Such as may interest the heart. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
- Witty--but I can give him a night's rest in spite of his teeth. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
- I am not one of those who have witty things at every body's service. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
- I could not but observe the gay Montagu and his wonderful luck in addressing himself to witty persons. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
- Mrs. Beddoes, gay, witty, and elegant lady, and an ardent admirer of the youthful scientist, was a sister of Maria Edgeworth. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
- He did not laugh much, but he uttered in the quietest tone the wittiest things. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
- His was the wittiest word, the pleasantest anecdote, the frankest laugh. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
- In that respect how unlike dear Mrs. Elton, who wants to be wiser and wittier than all the world! 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
- Cole does not want to be wiser or wittier than his neighbours. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
录入:诺顿