witticism

英 [ˈwɪt.ɪ.sɪ.zəm]      美 [ˈwɪt̬.ə.sɪ.zəm]
  • n. 妙语;名言;俏皮话
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witticism 妙语

来自wit,智慧,风趣,引申词义妙语。

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"]
1. Both doctor and Don smiled at this witticism.
大夫本人和老头子都对这样的打趣发笑了.
2. He tries to lighten his lectures with an occasional witticism.
他有时想用俏皮话使课堂活跃.
3. His witticism was as sharp as a marble.
他的打趣话十分枯燥无味.
4. Once in a while, after witticism, he would look down, and his eyes would meet hers.
每隔一小会儿, 说了什么俏皮话以后, 他就低下头, 和她目光相交.
5. All jests aside, we're in big trouble. A witticism is a witty, usually cleverly phrased remark.
玩笑归玩笑, 我们遇到了大麻烦. 指一句风趣的, 通常措辞巧妙的语句.

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