witticism
英 ['w?t?s?z(?)m]
美 ['w?t?s?z?m]
中文詞源
witticism 妙語來自wit,智慧，風(fēng)趣，引申詞義妙語。
英文詞源
- witticism (n.)
- 1670s, coined by Dryden (as wittycism) from witty on model of criticism.
"That every witticism is an inexact thought: that what is perfectly true is imperfectly witty ...." [Walter Savage Landor, "Imaginary Conversations"]
雙語例句
- 1. Both doctor and Don smiled at this witticism.
- 大夫本人和老頭子都對這樣的打趣發(fā)笑了.
來自教父部分
- 2. He tries to lighten his lectures with an occasional witticism.
- 他有時想用俏皮話使課堂活躍.
來自辭典例句
- 3. His witticism was as sharp as a marble.
- 他的打趣話十分枯燥無味.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 4. Once in a while, after witticism, he would look down, and his eyes would meet hers.
- 每隔一小會兒, 說了什么俏皮話以后, 他就低下頭, 和她目光相交.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 5. All jests aside, we're in big trouble. A witticism is a witty, usually cleverly phrased remark.
- 玩笑歸玩笑, 我們遇到了大麻煩. 指一句風(fēng)趣的, 通常措辭巧妙的語句.
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