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wit [wit]
n. 机智, 智力, 头脑, 理智, 妙语, 机智的人
wit
[ noun ]
- a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
- mental ability
- a witty amusing person who makes jokes
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he's got plenty of brains but no common sense
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Wit \Wit\ (w[i^]t), v. t. & i. [inf. (To) {Wit}; pres. sing.
{Wot}; pl. {Wite}; imp. {Wist(e)}; p. p. {Wist}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Wit(t)ing}. See the Note below.] [OE. witen, pres. ich
wot, wat, I know (wot), imp. wiste, AS. witan, pres. w[=a]t,
imp. wiste, wisse; akin to OFries. wita, OS. witan, D. weten,
G. wissen, OHG. wizzan, Icel. vita, Sw. veta, Dan. vide,
Goth. witan to observe, wait I know, Russ. vidiete to see, L.
videre, Gr. ?, Skr. vid to know, learn; cf. Skr. vid to find.
????. Cf. {History}, {Idea}, {Idol}, {-oid}, {Twit}, {Veda},
{Vision}, {Wise}, a. & n., {Wot}.]
To know; to learn. ``I wot and wist alway.'' --Chaucer.
Note: The present tense was inflected as follows; sing. 1st
pers. wot; 2d pers. wost, or wot(t)est; 3d pers. wot,
or wot(t)eth; pl. witen, or wite. The following variant
forms also occur; pres. sing. 1st & 3d pers. wat, woot;
pres. pl. wyten, or wyte, weete, wote, wot; imp. wuste
(Southern dialect); p. pr. wotting. Later, other
variant or corrupt forms are found, as, in Shakespeare,
3d pers. sing. pres. wots.
Brethren, we do you to wit [make you to know] of
the grace of God bestowed on the churches of
Macedonia. --2 Cor. viii.
1.
Thou wost full little what thou meanest.
--Chaucer.
We witen not what thing we prayen here.
--Chaucer.
When that the sooth in wist. --Chaucer.
Note: This verb is now used only in the infinitive, to wit,
which is employed, especially in legal language, to
call attention to a particular thing, or to a more
particular specification of what has preceded, and is
equivalent to namely, that is to say.
Wit \Wit\ (w[i^]t), v. t. & i. [inf. (To) {Wit}; pres. sing.
{Wot}; pl. {Wite}; imp. {Wist(e)}; p. p. {Wist}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Wit(t)ing}. See the Note below.] [OE. witen, pres. ich
wot, wat, I know (wot), imp. wiste, AS. witan, pres. w[=a]t,
imp. wiste, wisse; akin to OFries. wita, OS. witan, D. weten,
G. wissen, OHG. wizzan, Icel. vita, Sw. veta, Dan. vide,
Goth. witan to observe, wait I know, Russ. vidiete to see, L.
videre, Gr. ?, Skr. vid to know, learn; cf. Skr. vid to find.
????. Cf. {History}, {Idea}, {Idol}, {-oid}, {Twit}, {Veda},
{Vision}, {Wise}, a. & n., {Wot}.]
To know; to learn. ``I wot and wist alway.'' --Chaucer.
Note: The present tense was inflected as follows; sing. 1st
pers. wot; 2d pers. wost, or wot(t)est; 3d pers. wot,
or wot(t)eth; pl. witen, or wite. The following variant
forms also occur; pres. sing. 1st & 3d pers. wat, woot;
pres. pl. wyten, or wyte, weete, wote, wot; imp. wuste
(Southern dialect); p. pr. wotting. Later, other
variant or corrupt forms are found, as, in Shakespeare,
3d pers. sing. pres. wots.
Brethren, we do you to wit [make you to know] of
the grace of God bestowed on the churches of
Macedonia. --2 Cor. viii.
1.
Thou wost full little what thou meanest.
--Chaucer.
We witen not what thing we prayen here.
--Chaucer.
When that the sooth in wist. --Chaucer.
Note: This verb is now used only in the infinitive, to wit,
which is employed, especially in legal language, to
call attention to a particular thing, or to a more
particular specification of what has preceded, and is
equivalent to namely, that is to say.
Wit \Wit\, n. [AS. witt, wit; akin to OFries. wit, G. witz, OHG.
wizz[=i], Icel. vit, Dan. vid, Sw. vett. [root]133. See
{Wit}, v.]
1. Mind; intellect; understanding; sense.
Who knew the wit of the Lord? or who was his
counselor? --Wyclif (Rom.
xi. 34).
A prince most prudent, of an excellent
And unmatched wit and judgment. --Shak.
Will puts in practice what wit deviseth. --Sir J.
Davies.
He wants not wit the dander to decline. --Dryden.
2. A mental faculty, or power of the mind; -- used in this
sense chiefly in the plural, and in certain phrases; as,
to lose one's wits; at one's wits' end, and the like.
``Men's wittes ben so dull.'' --Chaucer.
I will stare him out of his wits. --Shak.
3. Felicitous association of objects not usually connected,
so as to produce a pleasant surprise; also. the power of
readily combining objects in such a manner.
The definition of wit is only this, that it is a
propriety of thoughts and words; or, in other terms,
thoughts and words elegantly adapted to the subject.
--Dryden.
Wit which discovers partial likeness hidden in
general diversity. --Coleridge.
Wit lying most in the assemblage of ideas, and
putting those together with quickness and variety
wherein can be found any resemblance or congruity,
thereby to make up pleasant pictures in the fancy.
--Locke.
4. A person of eminent sense or knowledge; a man of genius,
fancy, or humor; one distinguished for bright or amusing
sayings, for repartee, and the like.
In Athens, where books and wits were ever busier
than in any other part of Greece, I find but only
two sorts of writings which the magistrate cared to
take notice of; those either blasphemous and
atheistical, or libelous. --Milton.
Intemperate wits will spare neither friend nor foe.
--L'Estrange.
A wit herself, Amelia weds a wit. --Young.
{The five wits}, the five senses; also, sometimes, the five
qualities or faculties, common wit, imagination, fantasy,
estimation, and memory. --Chaucer. Nares.
But my five wits nor my five senses can
Dissuade one foolish heart from serving thee.
--Shak.
Syn: Ingenuity; humor; satire; sarcasm; irony; burlesque.
Usage: {Wit}, {Humor}. Wit primarily meant mind; and now
denotes the power of seizing on some thought or
occurrence, and, by a sudden turn, presenting it under
aspects wholly new and unexpected -- apparently
natural and admissible, if not perfectly just, and
bearing on the subject, or the parties concerned, with
a laughable keenness and force. ``What I want,'' said
a pompous orator, aiming at his antagonist, ``is
common sense.'' ``Exactly!'' was the whispered reply.
The pleasure we find in wit arises from the ingenuity
of the turn, the sudden surprise it brings, and the
patness of its application to the case, in the new and
ludicrous relations thus flashed upon the view. Humor
is a quality more congenial to the English mind than
wit. It consists primarily in taking up the
peculiarities of a humorist (or eccentric person) and
drawing them out, as Addison did those of Sir Roger de
Coverley, so that we enjoy a hearty, good-natured
laugh at his unconscious manifestation of whims and
oddities. From this original sense the term has been
widened to embrace other sources of kindly mirth of
the same general character. In a well-known caricature
of English reserve, an Oxford student is represented
as standing on the brink of a river, greatly agitated
at the sight of a drowning man before him, and crying
out, ``O that I had been introduced to this gentleman,
that I might save his life! The, ``Silent Woman'' of
Ben Jonson is one of the most humorous productions, in
the original sense of the term, which we have in our
language.
{Wot}; pl. {Wite}; imp. {Wist(e)}; p. p. {Wist}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Wit(t)ing}. See the Note below.] [OE. witen, pres. ich
wot, wat, I know (wot), imp. wiste, AS. witan, pres. w[=a]t,
imp. wiste, wisse; akin to OFries. wita, OS. witan, D. weten,
G. wissen, OHG. wizzan, Icel. vita, Sw. veta, Dan. vide,
Goth. witan to observe, wait I know, Russ. vidiete to see, L.
videre, Gr. ?, Skr. vid to know, learn; cf. Skr. vid to find.
????. Cf. {History}, {Idea}, {Idol}, {-oid}, {Twit}, {Veda},
{Vision}, {Wise}, a. & n., {Wot}.]
To know; to learn. ``I wot and wist alway.'' --Chaucer.
Note: The present tense was inflected as follows; sing. 1st
pers. wot; 2d pers. wost, or wot(t)est; 3d pers. wot,
or wot(t)eth; pl. witen, or wite. The following variant
forms also occur; pres. sing. 1st & 3d pers. wat, woot;
pres. pl. wyten, or wyte, weete, wote, wot; imp. wuste
(Southern dialect); p. pr. wotting. Later, other
variant or corrupt forms are found, as, in Shakespeare,
3d pers. sing. pres. wots.
Brethren, we do you to wit [make you to know] of
the grace of God bestowed on the churches of
Macedonia. --2 Cor. viii.
1.
Thou wost full little what thou meanest.
--Chaucer.
We witen not what thing we prayen here.
--Chaucer.
When that the sooth in wist. --Chaucer.
Note: This verb is now used only in the infinitive, to wit,
which is employed, especially in legal language, to
call attention to a particular thing, or to a more
particular specification of what has preceded, and is
equivalent to namely, that is to say.
Wit \Wit\ (w[i^]t), v. t. & i. [inf. (To) {Wit}; pres. sing.
{Wot}; pl. {Wite}; imp. {Wist(e)}; p. p. {Wist}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Wit(t)ing}. See the Note below.] [OE. witen, pres. ich
wot, wat, I know (wot), imp. wiste, AS. witan, pres. w[=a]t,
imp. wiste, wisse; akin to OFries. wita, OS. witan, D. weten,
G. wissen, OHG. wizzan, Icel. vita, Sw. veta, Dan. vide,
Goth. witan to observe, wait I know, Russ. vidiete to see, L.
videre, Gr. ?, Skr. vid to know, learn; cf. Skr. vid to find.
????. Cf. {History}, {Idea}, {Idol}, {-oid}, {Twit}, {Veda},
{Vision}, {Wise}, a. & n., {Wot}.]
To know; to learn. ``I wot and wist alway.'' --Chaucer.
Note: The present tense was inflected as follows; sing. 1st
pers. wot; 2d pers. wost, or wot(t)est; 3d pers. wot,
or wot(t)eth; pl. witen, or wite. The following variant
forms also occur; pres. sing. 1st & 3d pers. wat, woot;
pres. pl. wyten, or wyte, weete, wote, wot; imp. wuste
(Southern dialect); p. pr. wotting. Later, other
variant or corrupt forms are found, as, in Shakespeare,
3d pers. sing. pres. wots.
Brethren, we do you to wit [make you to know] of
the grace of God bestowed on the churches of
Macedonia. --2 Cor. viii.
1.
Thou wost full little what thou meanest.
--Chaucer.
We witen not what thing we prayen here.
--Chaucer.
When that the sooth in wist. --Chaucer.
Note: This verb is now used only in the infinitive, to wit,
which is employed, especially in legal language, to
call attention to a particular thing, or to a more
particular specification of what has preceded, and is
equivalent to namely, that is to say.
Wit \Wit\, n. [AS. witt, wit; akin to OFries. wit, G. witz, OHG.
wizz[=i], Icel. vit, Dan. vid, Sw. vett. [root]133. See
{Wit}, v.]
1. Mind; intellect; understanding; sense.
Who knew the wit of the Lord? or who was his
counselor? --Wyclif (Rom.
xi. 34).
A prince most prudent, of an excellent
And unmatched wit and judgment. --Shak.
Will puts in practice what wit deviseth. --Sir J.
Davies.
He wants not wit the dander to decline. --Dryden.
2. A mental faculty, or power of the mind; -- used in this
sense chiefly in the plural, and in certain phrases; as,
to lose one's wits; at one's wits' end, and the like.
``Men's wittes ben so dull.'' --Chaucer.
I will stare him out of his wits. --Shak.
3. Felicitous association of objects not usually connected,
so as to produce a pleasant surprise; also. the power of
readily combining objects in such a manner.
The definition of wit is only this, that it is a
propriety of thoughts and words; or, in other terms,
thoughts and words elegantly adapted to the subject.
--Dryden.
Wit which discovers partial likeness hidden in
general diversity. --Coleridge.
Wit lying most in the assemblage of ideas, and
putting those together with quickness and variety
wherein can be found any resemblance or congruity,
thereby to make up pleasant pictures in the fancy.
--Locke.
4. A person of eminent sense or knowledge; a man of genius,
fancy, or humor; one distinguished for bright or amusing
sayings, for repartee, and the like.
In Athens, where books and wits were ever busier
than in any other part of Greece, I find but only
two sorts of writings which the magistrate cared to
take notice of; those either blasphemous and
atheistical, or libelous. --Milton.
Intemperate wits will spare neither friend nor foe.
--L'Estrange.
A wit herself, Amelia weds a wit. --Young.
{The five wits}, the five senses; also, sometimes, the five
qualities or faculties, common wit, imagination, fantasy,
estimation, and memory. --Chaucer. Nares.
But my five wits nor my five senses can
Dissuade one foolish heart from serving thee.
--Shak.
Syn: Ingenuity; humor; satire; sarcasm; irony; burlesque.
Usage: {Wit}, {Humor}. Wit primarily meant mind; and now
denotes the power of seizing on some thought or
occurrence, and, by a sudden turn, presenting it under
aspects wholly new and unexpected -- apparently
natural and admissible, if not perfectly just, and
bearing on the subject, or the parties concerned, with
a laughable keenness and force. ``What I want,'' said
a pompous orator, aiming at his antagonist, ``is
common sense.'' ``Exactly!'' was the whispered reply.
The pleasure we find in wit arises from the ingenuity
of the turn, the sudden surprise it brings, and the
patness of its application to the case, in the new and
ludicrous relations thus flashed upon the view. Humor
is a quality more congenial to the English mind than
wit. It consists primarily in taking up the
peculiarities of a humorist (or eccentric person) and
drawing them out, as Addison did those of Sir Roger de
Coverley, so that we enjoy a hearty, good-natured
laugh at his unconscious manifestation of whims and
oddities. From this original sense the term has been
widened to embrace other sources of kindly mirth of
the same general character. In a well-known caricature
of English reserve, an Oxford student is represented
as standing on the brink of a river, greatly agitated
at the sight of a drowning man before him, and crying
out, ``O that I had been introduced to this gentleman,
that I might save his life! The, ``Silent Woman'' of
Ben Jonson is one of the most humorous productions, in
the original sense of the term, which we have in our
language.
- The four characters screw each other and themselves to perfection but the moral survives beneath the wit in the audience's total identification with the only decent character, an unemployed birdwatcher.
- It is a composition of wit, brilliance and energy; Sinopoli risked the ire of the large Sunday-night audience in programming it.
- But the wit never keeps up with the invocations.
- The Tony- and Oscar-winning actor, remembered for his wit and charm as well as his versatility and skill on the stage and screen, died in his sleep early Saturday at his Manhattan home.
- Far from having dimmed or dated, as yesterday's chic successes are wont to do, it gleams and glistens with wit, intelligence, comic sparkle and a deep sympathy with the absurd intricacies of human passion.
- He brought his one-man show, "More Than Two Words," to the National Archives auditorium to repeat the wit and words of a chief executive who is usually pictured as possessing little of either.
- He cultivated a redneck personality and was known for a quick and often profane wit.
- He sings on the frailest thread of voice, he dances in brief little spurts of low-key energy, and yet he has the musicality and the wit to make his numbers entrancing.
- He suggested that opponents of oil drilling, posing as environmentalists, prevent sensible debate on offshore developments, to wit: "We have drilled thousands of wells on the coasts, and we've had one major oil spill."
- It is not in the least wit 'camp.'
- Hedlund was known for his quick wit, voiced in a heavy northern accent.
- For all their wit, for all their artistic output, these were some pretty messed-up people: Kaufman was neurotic about germs and used to wash his hands 40 times a day; Woollcott was a compulsive overeater; Parker tried to commit suicide five times.
- Tudor has retained his craft, though, along with his waspish wit.
- The turtle-shaped or chrome-hooped handbags added wonderful touches of wit to this fun show of bouncy clothes.
- But here, in the person of Stockard Channing, a woman at her wit's end is a figure of compassion as well as humor.
- When addressed with curiosity, detachment and wit, the reader is compelled to share in the quest and a life story can be the stuff of art. My Golden Trades tells of the unlikely jobs Ivan Klima did when prevented from writing.
- This reply captures the essence of the woman: Her wit refutes the question, her heart forgives the questioner.
- To wit, Hale Irwin, Raymond Floyd, and lest we forget, Roberto di Vicenzo.
- All are typical 17th-century ceremonial pieces, written with wit, grace and invention to amuse their audiences.
- Although Mr. Macdonald has won much support for his efforts at balancing the often-conflicting rights of shareholders and creditors during his tenure, his acerbic wit has worked against him at times.
- The Institute for Injury Reduction on Thursday launched a campaign to fit older cars wit shoulder straps, contending lap belts used alo than 1,000 serious injuries a year.
- For the original film's slender wit and charm, read the Disney Studio stomping across the sand in size-12 schmaltz-boots. Hollywood could not, of course, get to the all-French-made Germinal, also starring Depardieu.
- She's got Southern wit and wisdom.
- Plucked of its wit and thrust into the 'real' world, the moral schematic of Hare's play seems trite and sanctimonious.
- As for director Rob Reiner, he still has enough loose-change humanism from earlier (better) films like When Harry Met Sally to give this juggernaut the occasional jingle of wit, charm and spontaneity. The Bodyguard is in more serious trouble.
- Mr. Maslennikov may have been saving his wit for an American audience.
- Ms. Wells's premier issue, he says, "has wit and urgency." In typical Conde Nast fashion, Mr. Newhouse never commissioned reader research or market studies to prove that Allure readers existed.
- Newson's wit is evident in the way he has selected and presented them.
- Few artists catch the life and movement, the very spirit of the party with such wit and light dexterity. Geoffrey Humphries is another remarkable draughtsman of the figure, which remains his principal subject, in life-painting and portraiture.
- His pictorial wit, his lightness of touch, his graphic sensibility and charm were quite enough to carry us along, and not notice too unkindly that the image was skimped and the painting perfunctory.
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