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witticism

/wit-uh-siz-uhm/US // ˈwɪt əˌsɪz əm //UK // (ˈwɪtɪˌsɪzəm) //

俏皮话,妙语连珠,妙语如珠,幽默感

Related Words

gibe叽叽喳喳,叽叽歪歪,叽叽咕咕,叽里咕噜wisecrack俏皮话,妙语连珠,幽默感pun双关语,双关,惩罚,惩罚性quip打趣说,打趣地说,调侃,打趣话joke笑话,大笑话,大笑,闹笑话remark评论,说法,意见,说话jest趣事,趣话,趣闻,趣谈gag插科打诨,噱头,诨名,诨号sally莎莉,莎莉娅,莎士比亚,莎丽mot动议,动机,动词,动动bon mot好主意,好消息,好话,好话说尽

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a witty remark or sentence.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounfunny message
Synonyms
gibe叽叽喳喳,叽叽歪歪,叽叽咕咕,叽里咕噜wisecrack俏皮话,妙语连珠,幽默感gag插科打诨,噱头,诨名,诨号jest趣事,趣话,趣闻,趣谈joke笑话,大笑话,大笑,闹笑话mot动议,动机,动词,动动pun双关语,双关,惩罚,惩罚性quip打趣说,打趣地说,调侃,打趣话remark评论,说法,意见,说话sally莎莉,莎莉娅,莎士比亚,莎丽bon mot好主意,好消息,好话,好话说尽

Examples

  • He was known and loved for his short witticisms and hoped to be remembered for his sense of humor and for being a cybernaut news-bringer and an encourager of others.

  • He was also the victim of a particularly odious witticism while living here.

  • Enchanted at what he thought a witticism, he cut short further dry talk.

  • The use of the prescribed address "ma'mselle" was evidently regarded as a witticism, for shouts of laughter filled the place.

  • Even every witty tale and mere witticism teaches something useful.

  • It was a more or less pointless witticism, but it had a humorous quotable flavor, and it made Evans mad.

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