witty
英 [ˈwɪti] 美 [ˈwɪti]

adj.

诙谐的；机智的；会说俏皮话的；聪明的

英英释义

witty[ 'witi ]

• adj.combining clever conception and facetious expression

  "his sermons were unpredictably witty and satirical as well as eloquent"

词组短语

poems witty诗词使人灵秀（出自培根散文《论读书》）

同近义词辨析

comic, witty, funny, humorous

这组词都有“使人高兴的，令人发笑的”的意思，其区别是：

comic指像喜剧一样滑稽可笑。

witty强调机智而饶有风趣。

funny非正式用词，通常侧重因古怪、奇特或不合适宜的举动等引起的发笑。

humorous指富有幽默感、诙谐、引人发笑的。

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

1. His witty remark caused a storm of laughter.
   他的妙语引起一阵哄堂大笑。
2. You are an honorable and witty doctor.
   你是个正直而机智的博士。
3. She responded to their criticism with a witty retort.
   她以机智的反驳回应了他们的批评。
4. He relieved the silence with witty jokes.
   他以诙谐的笑话解除沉默。
5. The word play in his writing is very witty.
   他作品中的双关语诙谐风趣。

权威例句

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