witty
英 ['wɪtɪ]
美['wɪti]
- adj. 诙谐的；富于机智的
- n. (Witty)人名；(英)威蒂
词态变化
比较级: wittier;最高级: wittiest;副词: wittily;名词: wittiness;
英英释意
- 1. combining clever conception and facetious expression;
- "his sermons were unpredictably witty and satirical as well as eloquent"
英文词源
- witty (adj.)
- Old English wittig "clever, wise, sagacious; in one's right mind;" see wit (n.) "intellect" + -y (2). Meaning "possessing sparkling wit" is recorded from 1580s. Related: Wittily; wittiness.
同义词辨析
humorous, funny, comic, witty
这些形容词均有"使人高兴的，令人发笑的"之意。
humorous： 指富有幽默感、诙谐、引人发笑的。
funny： 非正式用词，通常侧重因古怪、奇特或不合适宜的举动等引起的发笑。
comic： 指像喜剧一样滑稽可笑。
witty： 强调机智而饶有风趣。
考试真题
- The screenplay is witty and full of amusing visual jokes.
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实用场景例句
- a witty speaker
- 幽默的演讲人
牛津词典
- a witty remark
- 机智的话
牛津词典
- His plays were very good, very witty...
- 他的剧作非常精彩，妙趣横生。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He is a very witty speaker.
- 他说话妙语连珠。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Better a witty fool man than a foolish wit.
- 宁做聪明的傻子,不做愚蠢的聪明人.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Lyly's witty dialogue inspired him.
- 李利措辞巧妙的对话启发了他.
辞典例句
- She is a witty talker.
- 她说话很有风趣.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Mr Witty, however , has already announced big changes at GSK.
- Witty先生也已经宣布要对葛兰素史克动大手术.
期刊摘选
- He is good at making witty remarks without hurting others.
- 他有说俏皮话的本领,同时又不伤别人的感情.
期刊摘选
- A witty woman is a treasure; a witty beauty is power.
- 智慧之女是财宝; 智慧之美是力量.
期刊摘选
- Satire genre novel benefits from the witty and pregnant tradition of the classical satirical poem.
- 讽刺体小说则得益于我国古代讽刺诗的谐隐诙谑传统.
期刊摘选
- Pro 8:12 I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.
- 箴8:12我智慧以灵明为居所, 又寻得知识和谋略.
期刊摘选
- The star clown was considered a master of witty banter.
- 那丑星被认为是个逗乐子的好手.
《简明英汉词典》
- He made a very witty remark.
- 他说了一句十分机智的话.
《简明英汉词典》
- A terse, witty, instructive saying a maxim.
- 格言,箴言,警句:简洁 、 机智 、 有教导性的话;警句.
期刊摘选
- He let the hapless Germans talks , then crushed them with scathing, often witty abuse.
- 他只是在倒霉的德国广播中机智地插进些讽刺 、 苛刻的攻击.
辞典例句
- Mr Witty gets away with it in part because he is amiable.
- Witty先生之所以尝试这样的改变原因之一在于他是一个和蔼可亲的人.
期刊摘选
- The word play in his writing is very witty.
- 他作品中的双关语诙谐风趣.
期刊摘选
- He is witty and humorous.
- 这个人很风趣.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- See The Red Flag Flies, lamented the author's witty and original spirit.
- 看《红旗飘》, 最感叹作者的风趣和原创精神.
期刊摘选
- Her witty remarks added a little salt to the conversation.
- 她的妙语使谈话增添了一些风趣.
《简明英汉词典》
- He is a very witty speaker.
- 他说话妙语连珠。
柯林斯例句
- He is, by nature, a joker, a witty man with a sense of fun.
- 他天性是个爱开玩笑的人，说话诙谐，很有幽默感。
柯林斯例句
- He was witty, amusing and gifted with a sharp business brain.
- 他机智诙谐，具有敏锐的商业头脑。
柯林斯例句
- He is a witty man, and an inspiration to all of us.
- 他机智风趣，鼓舞激励着我们所有人。
柯林斯例句
- The dinner was often a riotous affair enlivened by superbly witty speeches.
- 宴会常常会因为一些非常诙谐的讲话而气氛活跃，热闹非凡。
柯林斯例句
- They were very intellectual and witty.
- 他们才思敏捷，风趣诙谐。
柯林斯例句
- It was a witty and diverting programme.
- 这是个妙趣横生的娱乐节目。
柯林斯例句