wist

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. simple past and past participle of wit. archaic,form-of,participle,past
    — a'''1796, Robert Burns, "Bonie Jean: A Ballad", in Poems and Songs, P.F. Collier & Son (1909–14), Bartleby.com (2001), http://www.bartleby.com/6/419.html, And lang ere witless Jeanie wist, / Her heart was tint, her peace was stown!
  2. To know, be aware of. nonstandard

词形变化

wists present,singular,third-person wisting participle,present wisted participle,past wisted past

词源

词源 1
Past indicative of wit: from Old English witan, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“see, know”). Cognate with Dutch weten, German wissen, Swedish veta, and Latin videō (“to see”). Compare guide.
词源 2
A misunderstanding, or a joking use of the past indicative of wit; see Etymology 1.
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