wit

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈwɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/wɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(wit)

Inflections of 'wit' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
wot
v 1st & 3rd person singular
wost
v 2nd person singular (Only with thou)
witting
v pres p
wist
v past
wist
v past p
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WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2025:

主要翻译
英语中文
wit n (clever humor)SCSimplified Chinese 幽默 yōu mò
  SCSimplified Chinese 诙谐 yōu mò，huī xié
  SCSimplified Chinese 风趣 yōu mò，fēng qù
 People like this comic because of his wit.
 人们喜欢这位作者笔下漫画的风趣幽默。
wit n (wisdom, intelligence)SCSimplified Chinese 理智 lǐ zhì
TCTraditional Chinese 理智
  SCSimplified Chinese 判断力 lǐ zhì，pàn duàn lì
TCTraditional Chinese 判斷力
  SCSimplified Chinese 智慧 lǐ zhì，zhì huì
TCTraditional Chinese 智慧
 When her son left for university, Catherine hoped he had the wit not to get mixed up with the wrong people.
 当她儿子去上大学时，凯瑟琳希望他有足够的判断力不要和不好的人混在一起。
wit n (cleverly humorous person)SCSimplified Chinese 机智幽默的人
  SCSimplified Chinese 风趣的人 fēng qù de rén
TCTraditional Chinese 風趣的人
 The TV presenter got the job because she was a wit.
 因为那个电视节目主持人是个风趣的人，所以她得到了这份工作。
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WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2025:

复合形式：
英语中文
at wit's end,
at your wit's end,
at your wits' end adj		 (upset, frustrated)SCSimplified Chinese 茫然不知所措
备注: Both positions of the apostrophe are in use: wit's and wits'.
 Kathy was at her wit's end with worry when her son failed to come home from school.
at wit's end,
at your wit's end,
at your wits' end adj		 (unable to find a solution)SCSimplified Chinese 束手无策，无计可施 shù shǒu wú cè
  SCSimplified Chinese 黔驴技穷 qián lǘ jì qióng
TCTraditional Chinese 黔驢技窮
备注: Both positions of the apostrophe are in use: wit's and wits'.
 Having spent three hours unsuccessfully trying to fix the photocopier, Dave was at his wit's end.
 戴夫花了整整三个小时时间，试图修复复印机，但最后终究束手无策。
Brevity is the soul of wit expr (speaking concisely)SCSimplified Chinese 要言不烦
  SCSimplified Chinese 简洁是智慧的灵魂
备注: "Brevity is the soul of wit" is a quotation from William Shakespeare's "Hamlet"
dry wit n (ironic humour)SCSimplified Chinese 冷幽默 lěng yōu mò
  SCSimplified Chinese 讽刺性的幽默
 He had such a dry wit that sometimes it took me a while to realize he was joking.
 他的幽默太冷，我有时候得过好一阵才能意识到他在开玩笑。
half-wit,
halfwit n		 pejorative (stupid person)SCSimplified Chinese 笨蛋 bèn dàn
 Harry is a real half-wit.
quick wit n (sharpness, intelligence)SCSimplified Chinese 急智 jí zhì
 Not only is he intelligent, he has a quick wit.
rapier wit n figurative (being funny, clever)SCSimplified Chinese 机智 jī zhì
TCTraditional Chinese 機智
  SCSimplified Chinese 犀利 jī zhì，xī lì
ready wit n (quick thinking)SCSimplified Chinese 急智 jí zhì
to wit adv (that is to say)SCSimplified Chinese 也就是说 yě jiù shì shuō
TCTraditional Chinese 也就是說
 Hera was a divinity: to wit, an ancient Greek goddess.
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Collins Chinese Dictionary Plus (3rd edition), 2011:

wit [wɪt]
I n
1 [u] (=wittiness) 风(風)趣 fēngqù
2 [c] (=person) 风(風)趣的人 fēngqù de rén [个 gè]
3 [u] (=sense) 领(領)悟力 lǐngwùlì
II
wits n pl (=intelligence) 才智 cáizhì
  • to be at one's wits' end
    智穷(窮)计(計)尽(盡) zhì qióng jì jìn
  • to have one's wits about one
    保持头(頭)脑(腦)清醒 bǎochí tóunǎo qīngxǐng
在这些条目还发现'wit'：
在英文解释里：
acid - acidic - caustic - esprit - pungency - razor-sharp - salt - saltiness - scintillation - sharpness - waggery - wordplay
中文：
智慧

习惯性搭配： [sharp, dry, quick] wit, known for his [sharp] wit, [written, performed, remarked] with [sharp] wit, 更多……

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