Her witty remarks during the lecture on ancient Roman engineering kept the audience engaged while still conveying complex technical details.
她在关于古罗马工程的讲座中机智的评论使听众保持专注,同时仍传达了复杂的技术细节。
Which choice best defines “witty”?
D — Showing or characterized by quick and inventive verbal humor. “witty” means showing or characterized by quick and inventive verbal humor.
Which word means “showing or characterized by quick and inventive verbal humor”?
D — witty. “witty” means showing or characterized by quick and inventive verbal humor.
witty — showing or characterized by quick and inventive verbal humor. In Chinese: 机智的,风趣的.
witty is pronounced /ˈwɪti/.
Her witty remarks during the lecture on ancient Roman engineering kept the audience engaged while still conveying complex technical details. (她在关于古罗马工程的讲座中机智的评论使听众保持专注,同时仍传达了复杂的技术细节。)
clever, humorous, quick-witted — all close in meaning to witty (showing or characterized by quick and inventive verbal humor).
dull, humorless — each the opposite of witty (showing or characterized by quick and inventive verbal humor).
Yes. witty is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.