Witty

(adj.) combining clever conception and facetious expression; 'his sermons were unpredictably witty and satirical as well as eloquent' .

欧内斯廷编辑

• He passed for an Englishman, was agreeable, handsome, ill-tempered, hospitable and witty. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
• Sommers was a very witty man, he says, and fond of experimenting. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• A tragic poet, that would represent his heroes as very ingenious and witty in their misfortunes, would never touch the passions. 戴维·休谟. 人性论.
• She was not brilliant, nor witty, nor wise over much, nor extraordinarily handsome. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• As a witty Frenchman remarked, many geniuses become their own disciples. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• For patients, oh, to me impart The gay, the young, the witty; Such as may interest the heart. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• Witty--but I can give him a night's rest in spite of his teeth. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• I am not one of those who have witty things at every body's service. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
• I could not but observe the gay Montagu and his wonderful luck in addressing himself to witty persons. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• Mrs. Beddoes, gay, witty, and elegant lady, and an ardent admirer of the youthful scientist, was a sister of Maria Edgeworth. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• He did not laugh much, but he uttered in the quietest tone the wittiest things. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• His was the wittiest word, the pleasantest anecdote, the frankest laugh. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• In that respect how unlike dear Mrs. Elton, who wants to be wiser and wittier than all the world! 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
• Cole does not want to be wiser or wittier than his neighbours. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.

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