(n) the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception, Syn. marbles, Example:he used his wits to get ahead; I was scared out of my wits; he still had all his marbles and was in full possession of a lively mind
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
[埃尔金 / 埃爾金, Āi ěr jīnㄞ ㄦˇ ㄐㄧㄣ] James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin (1811-1863), British High Commissioner to China who ordered the looting and destruction of the Old Winter Palace Yuanmingyuan 圓明園|圆明园 in 1860; Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin (1766-1841), who stole the Parthenon Marbles in 1, See Also: 圓明園, 圆明园#242416
[埃尔金大理石 / 埃爾金大理石, Āi ěr jīn dà lǐ shíㄞ ㄦˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄕˊ] the Elgin Marbles, the Parthenon marbles stolen in 1801-1810 by Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin
[额尔金 / 額爾金, É ěr jīnㄜˊ ㄦˇ ㄐㄧㄣ] James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin (1811-1863), British High Commissioner to China who ordered the looting and destruction of the Old Winter Palace Yuanmingyuan 圓明園|圆明园 in 1860; Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin (1766-1841), who stole the Parthenon Marbles in 1, See Also: 圓明園, 圆明园