witty

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈwɪti/    美 /ˈwɪti/|[ˈwɪɾi]

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Clever; amusingly ingenious.
    — His speech was both witty and informative.
  2. Full of wit.
    — His frequent quips mark him as particularly witty.
  3. Quick of mind; insightful; in possession of wits.
    — She may have grown older, but she has grown no less witty.
  4. Wise, having good judgement. obsolete
  5. Possessing a strong intellect or intellectual capacity; intelligent, skilful, ingenious. archaic
    — It hath beene a witty invention[…]to establish and ordaine certaine vaine and worthles markes, therewith to honor and recompence vertue[…].

词形变化

wittier comparative wittiest superlative

词汇关系

近义词
facetious humorous jocose jocular quick lively witty amusing bright diverting droll entertaining piquant quick on the draw quick-witted sharp tongue-in-cheek
反义词
brainless lowbrow stupid witless corny hackneyed lame humorless uncomic unfunny earnest grave serious sober solemn somber
相关词
kitty witty joke funny intelligent

词源

From Middle English witty, witti, from Old English wittiġ, witiġ, ġewittiġ (“clever, wise”), from Proto-West Germanic *witīg, *witag, from Proto-Germanic *witagaz, *wītagaz (“knowing, wise, clever”), equivalent to wit + -y. Cognate with Middle Low German wittich, gewittich (“knowing, clever, wise, understanding”), German witzig (“funny, witty”), Norwegian Bokmål vettig, Norwegian Nynorsk vittig (“witty”).
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