| 词汇 | witticism |
| 释义 | witticism noun[ C ] uk /ˈwɪt.ɪ.sɪ.zəm/ us /ˈwɪt̬.ə.sɪ.zəm/ a remark that is both clever and humorous妙语;俏皮话 See also wit(HUMOUR) Humour & humorous amusingly bitingly blackly bone dryidiom bring drily gag geddit? GSOH jocose lightly mordancy non-serious pawky photobomb photobombing rib standing joke wag wisecrack witticism | American Dictionarywitticism noun[ C ] us/ˈwɪt̬·əˌsɪz·əm/ a remark that is witty (= both intelligent and amusing) Examples of witticismwitticism But what shall be his legacy, beyond the witticisms and all the doubting that befit the admirable liberalism of the position? He is ' ' expected to be always ready with sharp witticisms, at a moment's notice,' ' and his reward is small : ' ' the crumbs that fell from the royal table ' ' (899). It is not a boutade, a witticism. By editing and publishing the book himself he has been able to retain a trickle of asides and witticisms that should have kept even our sceptical climatologist amused. They variously express curiosity, horror, fear, admiration, imitation and indifference to achievements, and they sometimes diverge from the serious business with a witticism or an idiosyncratic reaction. It is a witticism which, like all witticisms, contains a grain of truth. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English It therefore follows that a serious point is involved which is not met by witticisms about holidays, and so on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I thought that my little witticism would have passed unnoticed, even by his eagle eye. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is indeed a serious subject, not to be treated with witticism or frivolity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These banks are not organised to deal in witticisms. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Like many witticisms of great men there is more than a germ of truth in that passage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 His speech was full of witticism, full of innuendo; the sort of speech that despairs really to meet the arguments put forward from these benches. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If he would consent to abandon the taunts, jeers, and witticisms in which so far he has answered us, he would give us great satisfaction. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Serious reporting has given way to a preoccupation with knockabout comedy and juvenile witticisms. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The flashes of rhetoric and the barbed witticisms passed peacefully and completely over my offending head. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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