N-COUNT A witticism is a witty remark or joke. 俏皮话; 妙语 [正式]
One of the various reasons for the prosperity of poetry in the Tang Dynasty was succeeding and carrying forward the witticism culture of the former dynasties.
唐诗鼎盛有诸多因素,对于六朝秀句文化的承绪与光大,亦为要因之一。
A short joke or witticism, usually expressed in a single sentence.
(单句的)打趣话,俏皮话:简短的玩笑或诙谐语,通常只用一个简单的句子来表达。
Once in a while, after witticism, he would look down, and his eyes would meet hers.
每隔一小会儿, 说了什么俏皮话以后, 他就低下头, 和她目光相交。
He says someone with a flair for cocktail party conversation, a witticism, would say this. He gives it to us, but he frames it as an affectation of style.
他说在一个鸡尾酒派对上交谈的调酒师,这是妙语,他给我们了,但是他将其用娇柔做作的风格包装起来。
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