Attic salt

短语

典雅而意义深刻的妙语

发音

UK /ˈatɪk sɔːlt/
AU
UK /ˈatɪk sɒlt/
US /ˈætɪk sɑlt/
US /ˈætɪk sɔlt/
US /-ɾɪk/

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Pointed and delicate wit.

    习语 不可数

词源

Attic + salt; a calque of Latin sāl Atticus or sāl Atticum. In classical times “salt” was a frequent metaphor for “wit”.

来源：wiktionary