wit
wit1
noun
[mass noun]
be at one's wits' end
witted
adjective
wit2
(wot , witting; past and past participle wist )
[no obj.]
noun
[mass noun]
- mental sharpness and inventiveness; keen intelligence
颖悟力；聪颖，机智，才智
he does not lack perception or native wit.
他并不缺乏洞察力或颖悟力。
■(wits)the intelligence required for normal activity; basic human intelligence
智力
he needed all his wits to figure out the way back.
他需开动脑筋想出回去之路。
■[with infinitive]good sense
解决实际问题的智慧；判断力
I had the wit to realize that the only way out was up.
我凭借自己的判断力认识到惟一的出路就是继续向前。 - a natural aptitude for using words and ideas in a quick and inventive way to create humour
风趣
his caustic wit cuts through the humbug.
他用讥讽风趣的话拆穿那个骗子。
■[count noun]a person who has such an aptitude
风趣的人
she is such a wit.
她是这么一个说话风趣的人。
be at one's wits' end
- be overwhelmed with difficulties and at a loss as to what to do next
茫然不知所措；智穷计尽
- be extremely frightened; be immobilized by fear
吓得魂不附体
- allow oneself to think calmly and clearly in a demanding situation
镇定下来
- be constantly alert and vigilant
保持机警；保持头脑冷静
- earn money by clever and sometimes dishonest means, having no regular employment
靠耍花招骗人过日子
- compete with (someone or something)
与（某人或物）竞争
witted
adjective
- [in combination]slow-witted.
脑筋迟钝的。
- Old English wit(t), gewit(t), denoting the mind as the seat of consciousness, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch weet and German Witz, also to wit
wit2
(wot , witting; past and past participle wist )
[no obj.]
- (archaic)have knowledge
(古)知道
I addressed a few words to the lady you wot of.
我与你认识的那位女士说了几句话。
[with obj.]I wot that but too well.
我并不很清楚那件事。 - (to wit)that is to say (used to make clearer or more specific something already said or referred to)
即，就是（用于更为清楚或具体地指明所说过或提及的事情）
the textbooks show an irritating parochialism, to wit an almost total exclusion of papers not in English.
这些教材显示了一种狭隘主义——概不收入非英语论文，真是令人气愤。
- Old English witan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch weten and German wissen, from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit veda 'knowledge' and Latin videre 'see'
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