In a way that is clever and funny with words at the same time. Both halves matter. If you only make people laugh, that is funny; if you are only sharp, that is clever; wittily is when the cleverness IS the funny part. Someone answers a hard question in one neat line, and the room laughs because of how well the line was built — that is answering wittily.

In a way that is clever and funny with words at the same time用一種同時聰明又用字有趣的方式。Both halves matter兩邊都很重要。If you only make people laugh, that is funny如果你只是逗大家笑，那是funny；if you are only sharp, that is clever如果你只是很犀利，那是clever；wittily is when the cleverness IS the funny partwittily是指聰明本身就是好笑的地方。Someone answers a hard question in one neat line有人用一句漂亮的話回答了一個難題，and the room laughs because of how well the line was built全場因為這句話造得好而笑了出來——that is answering wittily那就是answering wittily。

It describes how someone speaks or writes: to write wittily, to reply wittily, a wittily titled article, a wittily written review. Notice it goes with words, not with actions — you can dance well, but you cannot dance wittily.

It describes how someone speaks or writes它形容一個人說話或寫作的方式：to write wittilyto write wittily（機智風趣地寫）、to reply wittilyto reply wittily（機智風趣地回答）、a wittily titled articlea wittily titled article（標題下得機智風趣的文章）、a wittily written reviewa wittily written review（寫得機智風趣的評論）。Notice it goes with words, not with actions注意它是跟文字搭配的，不是跟動作搭配——you can dance well你可以說dance well（跳得好），but you cannot dance wittily但不能說dance wittily。

There is a cultural point worth saying. In British writing especially, being witty is high praise, higher than being funny; it says the person is quick-minded. So "wittily written" in a book review is a real compliment about the writer's brain, not just about laughs.

There is a cultural point worth saying有一個值得一提的文化重點。In British writing especially尤其在英式寫作裡，being witty is high praisebeing witty是很高的讚美，higher than being funny比being funny還要高；it says the person is quick-minded意思是這個人腦筋動得很快。So "wittily written" in a book review is a real compliment about the writer's brain所以書評裡的"wittily written"是真的在稱讚作者的腦袋，not just about laughs不只是說很好笑而已。

The word is bookish. You will meet it far more in reviews, articles, and novels than in talk, where people say "that was clever" or "good one".

The word is bookish這個字很書卷氣。You will meet it far more in reviews, articles, and novels你會在書評、文章、小說裡看到它遠比在對話裡多，than in talk比在講話裡多——where people say "that was clever" or "good one"講話時大家會說"that was clever"或"good one"。