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词汇 after-wit
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Definition of after-wit in English:

after-wit

noun ˈɑːftəwɪtˈaftəwɪt
rare, archaic
  • Wisdom acquired after the event, typically too late to be of use; the fact of acquiring wisdom in this way; an instance of this. Frequently proverbially and in plural in early use. Compare earlier "fore-wit" and "man of after-wits".

Origin

Early 16th century (in an earlier sense). From after- + wit.

Definition of after-wit in US English:

after-wit

noun
rare, archaic
  • Wisdom acquired after the event, typically too late to be of use; the fact of acquiring wisdom in this way; an instance of this. Frequently proverbially and in plural in early use. Compare earlier "fore-wit" and "man of after-wits".

Origin

Early 16th century (in an earlier sense). From after- + wit.

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