solve a lit
lit 作名词时指整条线索既可读作定义、也可读作文字游戏的填字谜面，是可数名词。
He solved the lit before anyone else.
他比任何人都先解出了那条双关谜面线索。
双关谜面
一种 cryptic 填字谜题线索,可整体解读为定义或文字游戏。
A cryptic crossword clue that can be read in full as either a definition or wordplay
一种 cryptic 填字谜题线索,可整体解读为定义或文字游戏。
A cryptic crossword clue that can be interpreted in its entirety as either a definition or wordplay; for example, "God incarnate, essentially" for "Odin", a Norse god whose name is hidden in "God incarnate".
He decided to major in English lit because he loves classic novels.
他决定主修英国文学，因为他喜欢经典小说。
用法提示：此处lit是literature的缩写，作名词，指文学学科。
The course covers both American and British lit from the 20th century.
这门课程涵盖20世纪的美国和英国文学。
用法提示：lit作为literature的缩写，用作不可数名词。
She's taking a class on contemporary Chinese lit in translation.
她正在上一门翻译中的当代中国文学课。
用法提示：lit指文学，此处与Chinese搭配表示中国文学。
lit 作名词时指整条线索既可读作定义、也可读作文字游戏的填字谜面，是可数名词。
He solved the lit before anyone else.
他比任何人都先解出了那条双关谜面线索。
这类线索的答案往往藏在谜面文字之中。
The answer to that lit was the name of a Norse god.
那条双关谜面的答案是一个北欧神祇的名字。
复数形式为 lits。
Today's cryptic puzzle contains two lits.
今天的隐晦填字游戏里有两条双关谜面线索。
grammar · medium
易错句子The crossword contains two lit that both hide the answer.
正确表达The crossword contains two lits that both hide the answer.
lit 表示“双关谜面”时是可数名词，复数需加 -s 变成 lits；汉语名词本身不标数，学习者在数词 two 后常忘记使用复数形式。
grammar · medium
易错句子The setter used lit to hide the answer inside the wording.
正确表达The setter used a lit to hide the answer inside the wording.
lit 是可数名词，单数形式作宾语时前面必须加不定冠词 a；汉语没有冠词系统，学习者容易把可数单数名词单独使用。
“clue”是填字游戏里任何一条提示的通用说法，靠词义、常识或知识就能作答，日常英语也常用；而“lit”是 cryptic 填字谜的行内术语，专指整条谜面可同时读作定义或文字游戏的那类提示，普通词典使用者几乎不会用到。
“riddle”是独立成句、需要猜出答案的谜语，常以问答形式出现；“lit”不是独立谜语，而是填字格中带编号和格数的一条提示，答案必须填进交叉的格子里。
“pun”指利用同音或一词多义制造俏皮效果的双关修辞，是语言手法；“lit”是谜题术语，指整条谜面可作双关式文字游戏解读的 cryptic 填字提示，并且必须产出一个可填入格子的答案。
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