喜樂美語
  1. 1aB2/ˈwɪti/風趣的；機智的

    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.

    示範例句 · Example

    Hana is very witty, and her answers in class often make everyone laugh.

    逐字花奈非常風趣，而且她在課堂上的回答經常讓大家笑出來。

    witty 跟 funny 的差別在「笑點從哪裡來」：funny 是任何方式都算——表情、動作、故事；witty 一定是話講得聰明，聽的人先覺得「這句好準」，才笑出來。所以 witty 只用在人（會講話的那種人）或話語本身（remark、reply、script、caption）。可以想成它是從名詞 wit（機智、腦筋轉得快）長出來的，就像那份快不是放在心裡，而是直接變成一句話出來。

    常見搭配

    • very witty

      非常風趣

      extremely clever and amusing in the way someone uses words

      In addition to being very bright, he was very witty.

    • a witty remark

      妙語；機智的一句話

      a short thing someone says that is clever and makes people laugh

      I tried to think of a witty remark to make.

    • a witty script

      很妙的劇本／台詞

      the words written for a film or play that are clever and amusing

      It was a small film with a warm story and a witty script.

    • a witty reply

      機智的回答

      a clever, amusing answer that comes quickly

      Mei always has a witty reply ready.

    • How witty!

      真有你的！好妙！

      said to show that you think what someone just said was clever and amusing

      "I said the homework ate my dog." "How witty!"

    意思相反

    dullboringhumorless

core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。

同家族的字

比較級 wittier最高級 wittiest

意思相反

dullboringhumorless

原始詞典資料6 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，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

  • 1

    A surname.

wittyadj/ˈwɪti/

  • 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

    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[…].

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