witty
adjective(comparative wittier, superlative wittiest)
Word Family
- wit noun
- witty adjective
- witticism noun
- outwit verb
clever and humorous 言辭诙諧的;巧妙的;妙趣橫生的;機智的 He was much in demand as a witty public speaker. 作爲一個機智幽默的演說家,他非常搶手。 Somebody made a witty remark about needing a forklift truck. 有人拿需要叉車的事講了一句俏皮話。
Synonyms funnyfunny- amusing
- entertaining
- witty
- humorous
- comic
- hilarious
- funny that makes you laugh:
a funny story 滑稽的故事 He was a very funny guy. 他這個人很滑稽。
- amusing funny and giving pleasure:
It’s a very amusing game to play. 這種遊戲玩起來非常有趣。
- entertaining that you enjoy watching, listening to, doing or experiencing:
It was a very entertaining evening. 那是一場非常令人開心的晚會。
- witty clever and amusing; able to say or write clever and amusing things:
a witty remark 機智的話 a witty public speaker 語言幽默的公開演講人
- humorous funny and entertaining; showing a sense of humour:
a humorous look at the world of fashion 對時裝界幽默的審視
- comic that makes you laugh:
Many of the scenes in the book are richly comic. 這本書裏的許多情節都非常滑稽可笑。
- hilarious
extremely funny 指極其滑稽的
funny, amusing, humorous or 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用 funny、amusing、humorous 還是 comic? - 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
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesc1a brilliantly witty remark 一句非常機智的話 It's a wonderfully entertaining play with an endlessly witty script. 這是一部極具娛樂性的戲劇,劇本诙諧有趣。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryWitty is used with these nouns:- banter
- comment
- lyrics
- …
Word OriginOld English wit(t)ig ‘having wisdom’ (see wit, -y).