wit的经典引文是:I am as well in my wits, fool, as thou art.出自:Twelfth Night,Shakespeare。wit的详尽释义是n.(名词)智力,智慧,头脑,才智,机智,理智,才思,聪明才智,机灵风趣,措辞巧妙的能力富有机智的人,头脑敏捷的人,才思敏捷说话诙谐的人,圣贤,才子妙语,打趣的话理解。wit的意思是n.智力;才智;机智;风趣;v.知道;即。
一、详尽释义点此查看wit的详细内容
二、英英释义
"he's got plenty of brains but no common sense"
三、词典解释
1.(说话的)风趣,机智,巧妙
Wit is the ability to use words or ideas in an amusing, clever, and imaginative way.
e.g. Boulding was known for his bitingwit...
博尔丁爱说尖酸的俏皮话是出了名的。
e.g. They love her practical attitude to life, her zest andwit.
他们喜欢她务实的人生态度、她的热情和幽默。
2.风趣的人;机智的人
If you describe someone as awit, you mean that they have the ability to use words or ideas in an amusing, clever, and imaginative way.
e.g. Holmes was gregarious, a greatwit, a man of wide interests.
福尔摩斯爱交际,非常风趣,兴趣广泛。
3.头脑;智慧
If you say that someone hasthe wit to do something, you mean that they have the intelligence and understanding to make the right decision or take the right action in a particular situation.
e.g. The information is there and waiting to be accessed by anyone with thewit to use it.
资料就摆在那儿,等着有头脑的人去利用。
4.机智
You can refer to your ability to think quickly and cleverly in a difficult situation as yourwits .
e.g. She has used her wits to progress to the position she holds today.
她凭借个人才智升到了今天的职位。
5.把…吓得魂不附体
You can usewits in expressions such asfrighten someoneout of their wits andscare the wits out of someone to emphasize that a person or thing worries or frightens someone very much.
e.g. You scared us out of our wits. We heard you had an accident.
你把我们吓坏了,我们听说你出事了。
e.g. ...a huge bass drum which frightened the wits out of the organist each time it was banged.
每次敲起来都让风琴师惊慌失措的巨型低音鼓
6.时刻保持警惕;随机应变
If youhave yourwits about you orkeep yourwits about you, you are alert and ready to act in a difficult situation.
e.g. Travellers need to keep their wits about them.
旅行者需要随机应变。
7.智穷才尽;黔驴技穷;无计可施
If you say that you areat yourwits' end, you are emphasizing that you are so worried and exhausted by problems or difficulties that you do not know what to do next.
e.g. We row a lot and we never have time on our own. I'm at mywit's end.
我们经常争吵,从无在一起的时间,我真是没有办法了。
8.与…斗智;与…比学问
If youpit yourwits against someone, you compete against them in a test of knowledge or intelligence.
e.g. He has to pit his wits against an adversary who is cool, clever and cunning.
他不得不与一个冷静、聪明而又狡猾的对手斗智。
9.(用于更准确地描述)亦即,也就是
To wit is used to indicate that you are about to state or describe something more precisely.
e.g. He'd like 'happiness' to be given a new and more scientifically descriptive label, towit 'Major affective disorder, pleasant type'.
他想给“幸福”一个更为科学的新称谓,准确地说即“愉悦型重度情感障碍”。
10. battle of wits -> see battle
四、例句
Wit is the lowest form of humor.
智力是幽默的最低形式。
His character is a combination of wit and kindness.
他的性格是智慧与善良的结合。
Sloth tarnishes the edge of wit.
懒散能磨去才智的锋芒。
He gave me a taste of his acid wit.
他让我尝到了他敏锐尖刻之机智的滋味。
His keen wit flashes out occasionally.
他的机智不时闪露出来。
The audience rose to his verve and wit.
观众为他那富于才华和机智的表演喝彩欢呼。
Oscar Wilde was a famous wit.
奥斯卡·王尔德是个著名的风趣的人。
He will leave at the end of term, to wit 30 July.
他要在期末离开,也就是7月30日。
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六、词汇搭配
七、词源解说
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