英语词汇“ready wit”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

a. Of the mind or mental faculties: quick to understand, plan, etc.; alert, perceptive, incisive. Now chiefly in ready wit.

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the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [adjective] > of mind, mental operations: sharp

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readya1393

piercingc1425

piercive1567

perforating1578

sharp1580

nimble1589

sudden1604

smirk1607

apprehensive1621

emunct1679

arrowing1793

keen1794

thorough-edged1830

fast1850

insightful1907

a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) v. 1036 To every craft..He hadde a redi wit to helpe Thurgh naturel experience.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Trin. Cambr.) 17432 Nu is vs nede of redy þouȝt.

1483 ( tr. G. Deguileville Pilgrimage of Soul (Caxton) (1859) iv. xxxiv. 82 Suche as were of moost redy wyt couthe taken hede of alle.

1571 T. Hill Contempl. Mankinde xxii. f. 100 Yet had thys person a readie wit, through the comely forme of the head.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) ii. ii. 116 By and by the dinne of Warre gan pierce His readie sence.

1688 P. Rycaut tr. G. de la Vega Royal Comm. Peru i. xxxviii. 479 Atahualpa..was of a quick and ready Understanding.

1724 Mr. M. in J. Henley et al. tr. Pliny the Younger Epist. & Panegyrick I. 84 He is a Man..of a fine, pleasant and ready Wit.

1762 O. Goldsmith Citizen of World I. 271 Nature had furnished her not only with a ready but a solid turn of thought.

1830 I. D'Israeli Comm. Life Charles I III. v. 72 The intellect of Laud was..earnest, ready, and practical above most minds.

1886 J. A. Symonds Renaissance in Italy (1898) VII. xiii. 223 He made himself a favourite by roguish ways and ready wit.

1902 Lady E. Cecil Let. 21 June in C. Headlam Milner Papers (1933) II. xi. 417 I was conscious of that moderation which his ready and quick understanding always induces in me.

1955 A. C. Scott Kabuki Theatre of Japan x. 249 It depicts a hero who extricates himself and his companions against all odds from a difficult situation by his presence of mind and ready wit.

1993 N.Y. Times 24 Oct. ii. 30/3 A slender man with a pensive quality underlying his ready wit.

单词	ready wit
释义	> as lemmas ready wit a. Of the mind or mental faculties: quick to understand, plan, etc.; alert, perceptive, incisive. Now chiefly in ready wit. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [adjective] > of mind, mental operations: sharp quickOE readya1393 piercingc1425 piercive1567 perforating1578 sharp1580 nimble1589 sudden1604 smirk1607 apprehensive1621 emunct1679 arrowing1793 keen1794 thorough-edged1830 fast1850 insightful1907 a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) v. 1036 To every craft..He hadde a redi wit to helpe Thurgh naturel experience. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Trin. Cambr.) 17432 Nu is vs nede of redy þouȝt. 1483 ( tr. G. Deguileville Pilgrimage of Soul (Caxton) (1859) iv. xxxiv. 82 Suche as were of moost redy wyt couthe taken hede of alle. 1571 T. Hill Contempl. Mankinde xxii. f. 100 Yet had thys person a readie wit, through the comely forme of the head. a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) ii. ii. 116 By and by the dinne of Warre gan pierce His readie sence. 1688 P. Rycaut tr. G. de la Vega Royal Comm. Peru i. xxxviii. 479 Atahualpa..was of a quick and ready Understanding. 1724 Mr. M. in J. Henley et al. tr. Pliny the Younger Epist. & Panegyrick I. 84 He is a Man..of a fine, pleasant and ready Wit. 1762 O. Goldsmith Citizen of World I. 271 Nature had furnished her not only with a ready but a solid turn of thought. 1830 I. D'Israeli Comm. Life Charles I III. v. 72 The intellect of Laud was..earnest, ready, and practical above most minds. 1886 J. A. Symonds Renaissance in Italy (1898) VII. xiii. 223 He made himself a favourite by roguish ways and ready wit. 1902 Lady E. Cecil Let. 21 June in C. Headlam Milner Papers (1933) II. xi. 417 I was conscious of that moderation which his ready and quick understanding always induces in me. 1955 A. C. Scott Kabuki Theatre of Japan x. 249 It depicts a hero who extricates himself and his companions against all odds from a difficult situation by his presence of mind and ready wit. 1993 N.Y. Times 24 Oct. ii. 30/3 A slender man with a pensive quality underlying his ready wit. extracted from readyadj.adv.int.n. < as lemmas
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