Word
witting
/ˈwitiŋ/
adjective
故意的；有意的
deliberate or intentional
- 1.
aware, knowledgeable
有意识的；知情的
- 2.
Done deliberately or intentionally
故意的；有意图的
知晓的；明白的；有意识的；知情的；故意的；有意图的；意识到的；知晓的
In use
As a witting participant in the game, she knew the rules before joining.
His witting choice to stay silent made the situation worse.
The delay was not witting; the bus simply broke down.
be witting of sth
通常用于正式或法律语境，表示知情。
She was witting of the illegal activities.
她知晓这些非法活动。
witting + noun
形容词修饰名词，强调故意或知晓。
He was a witting accomplice in the fraud.
他是这场欺诈案的知情共犯。
Common mistakes
She witted the danger.She was witting of the danger.
“witting”是形容词，不能直接作及物动词，应用“be witting of”表示“意识到”。
He participated witting in the plan.He participated wittingly in the plan.
“witting”是形容词，不能作副词修饰动词，应用副词形式“wittingly”。
Connections
Confusing words
Word family
- wittingly
- 故意地；有意识地 · wit + -ing + -ly
- unwitting
- 不知情的；无意的 · un- + wit + -ing
- unwittingly
- 无意中；不知不觉地 · un- + wit + -ing + -ly
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.