whimsical

英 [ˈwɪmzɪkl]

美 [ˈwɪmzɪkl]

adj. 异想天开的; 想入非非的; 心血来潮的; 滑稽可笑的

GRE TEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.20692 / COCA.13075

牛津词典

adj.

异想天开的；想入非非的；心血来潮的；滑稽可笑的
unusual and not serious in a way that is either amusing or annoying
1. to have a whimsical sense of humour
  有离奇的幽默感
2. Much of his writing has a whimsical quality.
  他的大部分作品都很出奇。

柯林斯词典

ADJ-GRADED 怪异的;反复无常的;不切实际的
Awhimsicalperson or idea is unusual, playful, and unpredictable, rather than serious and practical.
1. McGrath remembers his offbeat sense of humor, his whimsical side...
  麦格拉思记得他不同寻常的幽默感和他古怪的一面。
2. His graphic art became slighter and more whimsical.
  他的平面艺术变得越来越无足轻重，越来越异想天开。

英英释义

adj

determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
1. a capricious refusal
2. authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious
3. the victim of whimsical persecutions
Synonym:capriciousimpulsive

双语例句

Especially, the cat lover, including also the whimsical aspect, it is loved, from the person probably will be.
尤其是猫的情人，还包括了随心所欲的角度来看，它是爱，从人也许会。
A whimsical look at how both men and women view Valentine's Day, and some basic history.
一个新奇视角看男男女女们的瓦伦丁节（情人节），和一些众人皆知的历史。
Wafted about on a whimsical wind, they fluttered around for a long time.
一股怪异的风把它们吹得飘来飘去，飘了很久。
In his whimsical imagination the ants become wise and creative creatures like people, and his "grandfather after his death has turned into the King of ants(" Perhaps It Is a Parable")".
在其古怪的想象当中，蚂蚁象人一样，变成聪明而有创造性的动物。他的“祖父，死后变成了蚁王”（《也许是寓言》）。
Which just means I'm gonna have to get whimsical on this ficky.
看来我得想出个奇思妙想才行。
Mostly, though, whimsical applications are just good for a laugh.
不过在多数情况下，异想天开的求职申请只是很好的笑料而已。
Whimsical name-but some serious content.
这是个古怪的名字，但内容非常严谨。
McGrath remembers his offbeat sense of humor, his whimsical side
麦格拉思记得他不同寻常的幽默感和他古怪的一面。
Sometimes my goal has been whimsical in the extreme.
有时候，我的目标千奇百怪。
Depp has a lot of whimsical thoughts and that's why Captain Jack is so different and famous.
德普就是这样一个有着无数怪诞想法的人，这也是他如此出名的原因。