wit的中文翻譯是什麼意思

wit

US/wɪt/
UK/wɪt/

n. 風趣; 才思; 理解力; 智力; 明智

wit柯林斯釋義

N-UNCOUNT(說話的)風趣,機智,巧妙

Wit is the ability to use words or ideas in an amusing, clever, and imaginative way.

  • Boulding was known for his biting wit...

    博爾丁愛說尖酸的俏皮話是出了名的。

  • They love her practical attitude to life, her zest and wit.

    他們喜歡她務實的人生態度、她的熱情和幽默。

N-COUNT風趣的人;機智的人

If you describe someone as a wit, you mean that they have the ability to use words or ideas in an amusing, clever, and imaginative way.

  • Holmes was gregarious, a great wit, a man of wide interests.

    福爾摩斯愛交際,非常風趣,興趣廣泛。

N-SING頭腦;智慧

If you say that someone has the 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.

  • The information is there and waiting to be accessed by anyone with the wit to use it.

    資料就擺在那兒,等著有頭腦的人去利用。

N-PLURAL機智

You can refer to your ability to think quickly and cleverly in a difficult situation as your wits .

  • She has used her wits to progress to the position she holds today.

    她憑藉個人才智升到了今天的職位。

N-PLURAL把…嚇得魂不附體

You can use wits in expressions such as frighten someone out of their wits and scare the wits out of someone to emphasize that a person or thing worries or frightens someone very much.

  • You scared us out of our wits. We heard you had an accident.

    你把我們嚇壞了,我們聽說你出事了。

  • ...a huge bass drum which frightened the wits out of the organist each time it was banged.

    每次敲起來都讓風琴師驚慌失措的巨型低音鼓

PHRASE時刻保持警惕;隨機應變

If you have your wits about you or keep your wits about you, you are alert and ready to act in a difficult situation.

  • Travellers need to keep their wits about them.

    旅行者需要隨機應變。

PHRASE智窮才盡;黔驢技窮;無計可施

If you say that you are at your wits' end, you are emphasizing that you are so worried and exhausted by problems or difficulties that you do not know what to do next.

  • We row a lot and we never have time on our own. I'm at my wit's end.

    我們經常爭吵,從無在一起的時間,我真是沒有辦法了。

PHRASE與…鬥智;與…比學問

If you pit your wits against someone, you compete against them in a test of knowledge or intelligence.

  • He has to pit his wits against an adversary who is cool, clever and cunning.

    他不得不與一個冷靜、聰明而又狡猾的對手鬥智。

PHRASE(用於更準確地描述)亦即,也就是

To wit is used to indicate that you are about to state or describe something more precisely.

  • He'd like 'happiness' to be given a new and more scientifically descriptive label, to wit 'Major affective disorder, pleasant type'.

    他想給“幸福”一個更為科學的新稱謂,準確地說即“愉悅型重度情感障礙”。

wit英文釋義

Noun

1. a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

    2. mental ability;

    • he's got plenty of brains but no common sense

    3. a witty amusing person who makes jokes

      wit同義詞辨析

      mind, intellect, intelligence, brains, wit, wisdom

      這些名詞均有"智力,智慧"之意。

      • mind : 使用廣泛,無褒貶之意。強調諸如認識、記憶、思考、決定等的智慧功能。
      • intellect : 側重不受感情或意志左右的冷靜思考或領悟能力。
      • intelligence : 指處理或對付問題或情況的特殊才智;也指運用、展開智慧的能力。
      • brain(多用複數brains)強調理解能力和獨立的或者首創性的思維能力。
      • wit : 指先天的才能、智力、意識等,隱含小聰明意味。
      • wisdom : 較文雅,也可指明智的言行。

      wit短語

      1. be at one's wits' end

        茫然不知所措;智窮計盡

      2. be frightened (或 scared) out of one's wits

        嚇得魂不附體

      3. gather (或 collect) one's wits

        鎮定下來

      4. have (或 keep) one's wits about one

        保持機警;保持頭腦冷靜

      5. live by one's wits

        靠耍花招騙人過日子

      6. pit one's wits against

        與(某人或物)競爭

      7. at (one's) wits' end

        智窮計盡;全然不知所措

      8. have (one's) wits about (one) 或 keep (one's) wits about (one)

        警覺:保持頭腦警覺或鎮靜,尤指在危機時刻

      9. to wit

        也就是說;就是

      wit場景例句

      Better a witty fool man than a foolish wit.

      寧做聰明的傻子,不做愚蠢的聰明人.

      It is an anthology that crackles with wit and wisdom.

      這是一本妙語連珠、智慧洋溢的文集.

      He has a swift wit.

      他有急智.

      The barb of his wit made us wince.

      他那鋒芒畢露的機智使我們退避三舍.

      Wit bought is better than wit taught.

      親身經驗最可貴.

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      wit詞性變形

      wits

      wit反義詞

      n. 風趣;機智

      dullnessstupiditytedium

      其他釋義

      stupidity