wit·ti·cism /ˈwɪtəˌsɪzəm/
  名言,妙語
  Wit·ti·cism n.  A witty saying; a sentence or phrase which is affectedly witty; an attempt at wit; a conceit.
     He is full of conceptions, points of epigram, and witticisms; all which are below the dignity of heroic verse.   --Addison.
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  witticism
       n : a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has
           the power to evoke laughter [syn: wit, humor, humour,
            wittiness]