我查韦氏字典没有查到这个词。是不是British English？平常说了，也没人知道？查到的：

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Spirit%20of%20the%20Staircase

The spirit of the staircase was with me the whole walk home as I thought of better comebacks I should have said to him when we had that argument.

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• 这个词是法语直接翻译过来的。The spirit of the staircase was with me..这句子挺好 -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/06/2024 postreply 12:20:09

• Or TSOTSC descended on/struck me as I woke up next morning -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 04/06/2024 postreply 12:27:43

• Or I was imbued with the maddening spirit of the staircase -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 04/06/2024 postreply 12:45:57

• I am with the spirit of the staircase... 学习啦！：）） -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/06/2024 postreply 13:17:10

• 我查到的是这样 -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (593 bytes) () 04/06/2024 postreply 12:24:17

• 所以这句话就是法国人知道，但别的国家的人不知道？spirit还真是不如翻译成“wit”，那就好懂多了 -妖妖灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/06/2024 postreply 12:29:11

• 现在咱们也知道啦。谢谢 7G！：）） -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/06/2024 postreply 13:17:45

• Thank you! It's great fun. :-) -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 04/06/2024 postreply 14:08:06