我查韋氏字典沒有查到這個詞。是不是British English？平常說了，也沒人知道？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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• 這個詞是法語直接翻譯過來的。The spirit of the staircase was with me..這句子挺好 -盈盈一笑間- ♀ (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... 學習啦！：）） -盈盈一笑間- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/06/2024 postreply 13:17:10

• 我查到的是這樣 -盈盈一笑間- ♀ (593 bytes) () 04/06/2024 postreply 12:24:17

• 所以這句話就是法國人知道，但別的國家的人不知道？spirit還真是不如翻譯成“wit”，那就好懂多了 -妖妖靈- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/06/2024 postreply 12:29:11

• 現在咱們也知道啦。謝謝 7G！：）） -盈盈一笑間- ♀ (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