whimsy
whimsy
英[ˈwɪmzi]美[ˈhwɪmzi, ˈwɪm-]
n.怪念头,异想天开,怪脾气,与众不同的幽默感;
复数:whimsies;
例句
I must confess, I'm guilty of the same foolish whimsy.我承认, 我和你一样干过这样的蠢事.
His speech was full of whimsy.他妙语如珠.
They are like oracular messages, but witty - jaunty at times - and sometimes trembling on the edge of whimsy.它们都像神谕, 但很机智,有时极其轻快,有时又濒于怪诞.
同义词
whimsy的同义词之:
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N-UNCOUNT
奇思异想;不同寻常的行为
Whimsy is behaviour which is unusual, playful, and unpredictable, rather than having any serious reason or purpose behind it.
英汉词典释义
n.
怪念头,异想天开,怪脾气
与众不同的幽默感
His speech was full of whimsy.他妙语如珠。英英词典释义
Noun
1. an odd or fanciful or capricious idea;
"the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories""he had a whimsy about flying to the moon""whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it"2. the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment;
"I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory"