whimsy

英['wɪmzi] 美['wɪmzi]
  • n. 怪念头；异想天开；心情浮动；反复无常
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详细释义

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"

双语例句

1. His speech was full of whimsy.
他妙语如珠.

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. 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.

来自辞典例句

3. 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.

来自电影对白

4. He had a whimsy about flying to the moon.
他有个想飞上月球的怪念头.

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5. Vintage caf é curtains in a graphic floral pattern add whimsy.
古典风格的带有生动花纹的窗帘如锦上添花.

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    用作名词 (n.)
    1. He had a whimsy about flying to the moon.
      他有个想飞上月球的怪念头。
    2. Some show cars are pure whimsy, confections dreamed up by young designers at play.
      展出的车型中有些纯属异想天开，只是年轻设计师们闲来无事的凭空想像。
    3. We marvel at the whimsy of the devastation.
      我们对灾难的反复无常感到吃惊。

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