单词 | to wit |
释义 | to witSEE SYNONYMS FOR to wit ON THESAURUS.COM That is to say, namely, as in There are three good reasons for not going, to wit, we don't want to, we don't have to, and we can't get a reservation. This expression comes from the now archaic verb to wit, meaning “know or be aware of,” not heard except in this usage. [Late 1500s] Words nearby to wittowhee, to whom it may concern, towie, to windward, towing path, to wit, towkay, towline, towmond, town, town and gown The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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