witter

动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈwɪtə(ɹ)/    美 /ˈwɪtɚ/|[ˈwɪɾɚ]

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To speak at length on a trivial subject. informal,intransitive
    — She got home and started wittering about some religious cult she’d just heard about.
  2. to make sure, inform, or declare. dialectal,intransitive,obsolete
形容词 adj.
  1. knowing, certain, sure, wis. dialectal,obsolete

词形变化

witters present,singular,third-person wittering participle,present wittered participle,past wittered past more witter comparative most witter superlative witters present,singular,third-person wittering participle,present wittered participle,past wittered past

词源

词源 1
From Middle English witter, witer, of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse vitr (“wise, knowing”), from Proto-Germanic *witraz (“knowing”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to know”). Cognate with Icelandic vitur (“wise”). More at wit, wis.
词源 2
From Middle English witteren, witeren, of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse vitra (“to make wise, make sure”), from Proto-Germanic *witrōną (“to make wise”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to know”). Cognate with Icelandic vitra (“to make wise, make certain”), Icelandic vitur (“wise”). More at wit, wis.
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