| 单词 | razor wit |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrazor wit C3. attributive. figurative. Designating or characterized by a quick or incisive wit or intellect. Frequently in razor wit. Cf. rapier n. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > [noun] > particular kinds of wit bavin wits1598 Attic salt1633 water-wit1658 Latin-wit1670 sheer wit1672 sea-wit1695 razor wit1786 1786 ‘P. Pindar’ Poet. Epist. to Boswell (ed. 3) 13 No razor-wit, for want of use, grows rusty. 1895 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 24 Aug. 1/2 Mr. Lannigan has proved that he can talk with a razor tongue as well as ‘do politics’. 1948 Chicago Heights Star 9 Nov. We happened to be among the kind of persons who make no pretense to..razor intelligence. 2005 Daily Mail (Nexis) 11 Nov. 42 In his prime, the sparkle in his eyes matched his razor wit and dazzling skills in the ring. < as lemmas |
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