喜樂美語
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    aB2

    /ˈwɪti/

    in a clever way, because of the words that are chosen. A witty person makes people laugh by saying something smart and surprising, and a witty remark, script, or reply is written or said in that way.

    風趣的；機智的

    比較級 wittier最高級 wittiest

    例句逐字對照、搭配詞、易混淆字

    這一義的完整解析還沒打開。訂閱後可以看到例句怎麼拆、常跟哪些字一起出現， 以及容易跟它搞混的字。

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核心畫面

Think of a quick mind showing itself through words: someone picks exactly the right words, in the right moment, and the cleverness of the choice is what makes people laugh. The laugh comes from the surprise of seeing something true put in a way nobody expected.

一顆轉得很快的腦袋，透過「用字」把自己顯露出來。這個人在剛剛好的時機挑了剛剛好的字，別人笑出來不是因為內容滑稽，而是…更多收起一顆轉得很快的腦袋，透過「用字」把自己顯露出來。這個人在剛剛好的時機挑了剛剛好的字，別人笑出來不是因為內容滑稽，而是因為那個挑選本身太聰明——你原本沒想到可以這樣講，但一聽就覺得又準又意外。字根 wit 講的就是機智、腦筋，witty 就是這種機智在語言上發出的光。

原始詞典資料6 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

Wittyname

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    A surname.

wittyadj/ˈwɪti/

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    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

    obsoleteWise, having good judgement.

  • 5

    archaicPossessing a strong intellect or intellectual capacity; intelligent, skilful, ingenious.

    • It hath beene a witty invention[…]to establish and ordaine certaine vaine and worthles markes, therewith to honor and recompence vertue[…].

資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。