witticism
noun /ˈwɪtɪsɪzəm/
/ˈwɪtɪsɪzəm/
Word Family
- wit noun
- witty adjective
- witticism noun
- outwit verb
- a clever and humorous comment
妙语;俏皮话;诙谐语 - He was roaring with laughter at his own witticism.
他对自己的俏皮话哈哈大笑。 - This witticism reduced both of them to helpless laughter.
这句俏皮话让他俩不由自主地大笑起来。
词源1677: coined by Dryden from witty, on the pattern of criticism. - He was roaring with laughter at his own witticism.