have the wit to do sth
She had the wit to say nothing.
她机智地什么也没说。
机智的人;妙语;智力;思考、推理的能力;因其巧妙、语言技巧或荒诞而能引人发笑的话语;快速思考的能力;尤其在时间紧迫时的机智
the ability to think quickly and cleverly in a humorous way
智力;思考、推理的能力
Intellectual ability; faculty of thinking, reasoning.
因其巧妙、语言技巧或荒诞而能引人发笑的话语
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
快速思考的能力;尤其在时间紧迫时的机智
The ability to think quickly; mental cleverness, especially under short time constraints.
心智能力
mental ability
智慧;常识
Intelligence; common sense.
风趣幽默、爱开玩笑的人
a witty amusing person who makes jokes
幽默,尤其是机智或快速的幽默
Humour, especially when clever or quick.
讲有趣故事或笑话的人;机智的人
A person who tells funny anecdotes or jokes; someone witty.
His quick wit made everyone laugh at the party.
他机智的反应让派对上所有人都笑了。
用法提示:此处 wit 为不可数名词,意为‘机智’,用于描述人的特质。
She used her wits to escape from the tricky situation.
她运用智慧摆脱了那个棘手的处境。
用法提示:此处 wits 为复数形式,意为‘智力、头脑’,常用于固定搭配‘use one's wits’。
The comedian's sharp wit was the highlight of the show.
那位喜剧演员的犀利妙语是演出的亮点。
用法提示:此处 wit 为不可数名词,意为‘妙语、幽默才能’,用于描述表演者的能力。
She had the wit to say nothing.
她机智地什么也没说。
固定习语,wit's 以所有格形式出现。
I'm at my wit's end with this problem.
我对这个问题束手无策。
wits 为复数形式。
You need to keep your wits about you in a negotiation.
在谈判中你需要保持头脑清醒。
智力是更正式、更广义的用语,指学习和理解能力;wit更强调机智和快速反应。
cleverness强调机敏和巧妙,与wit相近,但wit有时带讽刺或幽默色彩。
acumen尤指商业或判断方面的敏锐,比wit更专业。
shrewdness侧重实际和算计,而wit可能更偏重智慧和幽默。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is very wit.
正确表达He is very witty.
“wit”是名词,意为“机智”或“妙语”,而形容词形式是“witty”,表示“机智的”。学习者常混淆词性,直接用名词作表语。
grammar · medium
易错句子She scared me out of my wit.
正确表达She scared me out of my wits.
“wit”作不可数名词时指“机智”或“妙语”,而固定短语“out of one's wits”中必须用复数形式“wits”,意为“失去理智”。学习者误用了单数。
反义词适用于‘wit’表示‘智力、机智’的义项。
智慧指深层知识或判断力,强调长期积累;机智则侧重快速机智的言语或反应。
智力泛指学习、理解、解决问题的能力;机智特指言语或情境中的机敏与幽默。
幽默是一种使人发笑的品质或风格,范围更广;机智是有趣的言语或想法,常带有智慧。
敏捷的才智
She is known for her quick wit and sharp tongue.
她以敏捷的才智和犀利的言辞闻名。
冷幽默;不动声色的机智
His dry wit often goes over people's heads.
他的冷幽默常常让人难以领会。
有做某事的才智
He had the wit to call for help immediately.
他机智地立刻呼救。
智穷力竭;不知所措
I'm at my wits' end trying to fix this computer.
我修这台电脑已经到了智穷力竭的地步。
斗智
The detective decided to match wits with the criminal.
侦探决定与罪犯斗智。
镇定下来;集中思绪
After the shock, she tried to collect her wits.
震惊过后,她努力镇定下来。
与wit同属机智幽默的对话风格
轻松幽默的交谈,常包含机智
一种尖刻的机智表达
幽默艺术形式,常依赖wit
笑话中体现wit的关键部分
智穷计尽;不知所措
I am at my wit's end trying to fix this computer.
我试图修好这台电脑,真是智穷计尽。
保持冷静;随机应变
You need to keep your wits about you when driving in heavy traffic.
在交通繁忙时开车,你需要保持冷静。
把某人吓得魂不附体
The sudden loud noise scared the wits out of me.
突然的巨响把我吓得魂不附体。
简洁是智慧的灵魂。
His quick wit made him the life of the party.
他机智幽默,是派对的灵魂人物。
机智是谈话的盐,而非主食。
She is known for her sharp wit.
她以敏锐的机智而闻名。
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