n.明智（the wit）；（不使用语言的）幽默机智
A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.吃一堑，长一智。
v.<古>知道；即，就是
N-UNCOUNT Wit is the ability to use words or ideas in an amusing, clever, and imaginative way. （说话）风趣；说话风趣的人；机智；
Boulding was known for his biting wit. 博尔丁以其嘲讽式的风趣而出名。
N-SING If you say that someone has the wit to do something, you mean that they have the intelligence and understanding to make the right decision or take the right action in a particular situation. 才智
The information is there and waiting to be accessed by anyone with the wit to use it. 信息是现成的，等着有头脑的人去获取和利用。
At one’s wit’s end!
anxious, frantic
I need to speak with him to finish the report by tomorrow but he’s not available. I’m at my wit’s end!