wit·ty

adjective

/ˈwɪti/

(comparative wittier, superlative wittiest)

Word Family

wit noun
witty adjective
witticism noun
outwit verb

clever and humorous诙谐的；巧妙的；妙趣横生的；机智的
- He was much in demand as a witty public speaker.作为一个机智幽默的演说家，他非常抢手。
- Somebody made a witty remark about needing a forklift truck.有人拿需要叉车的事讲了一句俏皮话。
Synonyms funny
funnyamusing ▪ entertaining ▪ witty ▪ humorous ▪ comic ▪ hilariousThese words all describe somebody/something that makes you laugh or smile.
funny that makes you laugh:
a funny story滑稽的故事
He was a very funny guy.他这个人很滑稽。
amusing funny and giving pleasure:
It’s a very amusing game to play.这种游戏玩起来非常有趣。
entertaining that you enjoy watching, listening to, doing or experiencing:
It was a very entertaining evening.那是一场非常令人开心的晚会。
witty clever and amusing; able to say or write clever and amusing things:
a witty remark机智的话
a witty public speaker语言幽默的公开演讲人
humorous funny and entertaining; showing a sense of humour:
a humorous look at the world of fashion以幽默角度看时装界
comic that makes you laugh:
Many of the scenes in the book are richly comic.这本书里的许多情节都非常滑稽可笑。
hilarious extremely funny
funny, amusing, humorous or comic?Amusing is the most general of these words because it includes the idea of being fun as well as making people laugh and can be used to describe events, activities and occasions: an amusing party/game/evening • a funny/humorous/comic party/game/evening. Humorous is more about showing that you see the humour in a situation, than actually making people laugh out loud. Comic is used especially to talk about writing and drama or things that are funny in a deliberate and theatrical way. It is not used to describe people (except for comic writers/actors). Funny can describe people, jokes and stories, things that happen, or anything that makes people laugh.Patterns
- a(n) funny/amusing/entertaining/witty/humorous/comic story
- a(n) funny/amusing/entertaining/witty/humorous speech
- a(n) funny/entertaining/witty/humorous/comic writer
- a(n) funny/amusing/hilarious joke
- to find something funny/amusing/entertaining/witty/humorous/hilarious
Extra Examples
- a brilliantly witty remark绝妙诙谐的话
- It's a wonderfully entertaining play with an endlessly witty script.这是一部非常有趣的戏剧，剧本充满了无穷的机智。
Topics Personal qualitiesc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Witty is used with these nouns:
banter
comment
lyrics
…
Word OriginOld English wit(t)ig ‘having wisdom’ (see wit, -y).

单词	witty
释义	wit·ty adjective /ˈwɪti/ /ˈwɪti/ (comparative wittier, superlative wittiest) Word Family wit noun witty adjective witticism noun outwit verb clever and humorous诙谐的；巧妙的；妙趣横生的；机智的 He was much in demand as a witty public speaker.作为一个机智幽默的演说家，他非常抢手。 Somebody made a witty remark about needing a forklift truck.有人拿需要叉车的事讲了一句俏皮话。 Synonyms funnyfunnyamusing ▪ entertaining ▪ witty ▪ humorous ▪ comic ▪ hilariousThese words all describe somebody/something that makes you laugh or smile.funny that makes you laugh: a funny story滑稽的故事 He was a very funny guy.他这个人很滑稽。 amusing funny and giving pleasure: It’s a very amusing game to play.这种游戏玩起来非常有趣。 entertaining that you enjoy watching, listening to, doing or experiencing: It was a very entertaining evening.那是一场非常令人开心的晚会。 witty clever and amusing; able to say or write clever and amusing things: a witty remark机智的话 a witty public speaker语言幽默的公开演讲人 humorous funny and entertaining; showing a sense of humour: a humorous look at the world of fashion以幽默角度看时装界 comic that makes you laugh: Many of the scenes in the book are richly comic.这本书里的许多情节都非常滑稽可笑。 hilarious extremely funny funny, amusing, humorous or comic?Amusing is the most general of these words because it includes the idea of being fun as well as making people laugh and can be used to describe events, activities and occasions: an amusing party/game/evening • a funny/humorous/comic party/game/evening. Humorous is more about showing that you see the humour in a situation, than actually making people laugh out loud. Comic is used especially to talk about writing and drama or things that are funny in a deliberate and theatrical way. It is not used to describe people (except for comic writers/actors). Funny can describe people, jokes and stories, things that happen, or anything that makes people laugh.Patterns a(n) funny/amusing/entertaining/witty/humorous/comic story a(n) funny/amusing/entertaining/witty/humorous speech a(n) funny/entertaining/witty/humorous/comic writer a(n) funny/amusing/hilarious joke to find something funny/amusing/entertaining/witty/humorous/hilarious Extra Examples a brilliantly witty remark绝妙诙谐的话 It's a wonderfully entertaining play with an endlessly witty script.这是一部非常有趣的戏剧，剧本充满了无穷的机智。 Topics Personal qualitiesc1 Oxford Collocations DictionaryWitty is used with these nouns: banter comment lyrics … Word OriginOld English wit(t)ig ‘having wisdom’ (see wit, -y).
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