witty

adjective

/ˈwɪti/

(comparative wittier, superlative wittiest)

Word Family

wit noun
witty adjective
witticism noun
outwit verb

clever and humorous言辞诙谐的；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
funny
- amusing
- entertaining
- witty
- humorous
- comic
- hilarious
These 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对时装界幽默的审视
- 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指极其滑稽的
funny, amusing, humorous or comic?用 funny、amusing、humorous 还是 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
- a brilliantly witty remark一句非常机智的话
- It's a wonderfully entertaining play with an endlessly witty script.这是一部极具娱乐性的戏剧，剧本诙谐有趣。
Topics Personal qualitiesc1
Collocations Dictionary
Witty is used with these nouns:
banter
comment
lyrics
…
词源Old English wit(t)ig ‘having wisdom’ (see wit, -y).

词汇	witty
释义	witty adjective /ˈwɪti/ /ˈwɪti/ (comparative wittier, superlative wittiest) Word Family wit noun witty adjective witticism noun outwit verb clever and humorous言辞诙谐的；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 funnyfunny amusing entertaining witty humorous comic hilarious These 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对时装界幽默的审视 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指极其滑稽的 funny, amusing, humorous or comic?用 funny、amusing、humorous 还是 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 a brilliantly witty remark一句非常机智的话 It's a wonderfully entertaining play with an endlessly witty script.这是一部极具娱乐性的戏剧，剧本诙谐有趣。 Topics Personal qualitiesc1 Collocations DictionaryWitty is used with these nouns: banter comment lyrics … 词源Old English wit(t)ig ‘having wisdom’ (see wit, -y).
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