witticism
英 ['w?t?s?z(?)m]
美['w?t?s?z?m]
- n. 妙語(yǔ)；名言；俏皮話(huà)
GRE
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?witticisms;
中文詞源
witticism 妙語(yǔ)
來(lái)自wit,智慧，風(fēng)趣，引申詞義妙語(yǔ)。
英文詞源
- witticism (n.)
- 1670s, coined by Dryden (as wittycism) from witty on model of criticism.
"That every witticism is an inexact thought: that what is perfectly true is imperfectly witty ...." [Walter Savage Landor, "Imaginary Conversations"]
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. Both doctor and Don smiled at this witticism.
- 大夫本人和老頭子都對(duì)這樣的打趣發(fā)笑了.
來(lái)自教父部分
- 2. He tries to lighten his lectures with an occasional witticism.
- 他有時(shí)想用俏皮話(huà)使課堂活躍.
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 3. His witticism was as sharp as a marble.
- 他的打趣話(huà)十分枯燥無(wú)味.
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 4. Once in a while, after witticism, he would look down, and his eyes would meet hers.
- 每隔一小會(huì)兒, 說(shuō)了什么俏皮話(huà)以后, 他就低下頭, 和她目光相交.
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 5. All jests aside, we're in big trouble. A witticism is a witty, usually cleverly phrased remark.
- 玩笑歸玩笑, 我們遇到了大麻煩. 指一句風(fēng)趣的, 通常措辭巧妙的語(yǔ)句.
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)