whimsy

英 [ˈwɪmzi]

美 [ˈwɪmzi]

n.  怪念头; 古怪可笑的举动; 吊儿郎当; 随心所欲

复数：whimsies　

GRE

BNC.33132 / COCA.19674

牛津词典

noun

• 怪念头；古怪可笑的举动；吊儿郎当；随心所欲
  a way of thinking or behaving, or a style of doing sth that is unusual and not serious, in a way that is either amusing or annoying

柯林斯词典

• 奇思异想;不同寻常的行为
  Whimsyis behaviour which is unusual, playful, and unpredictable, rather than having any serious reason or purpose behind it.

英英释义

noun

• the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment
  1. I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory
  Synonym:flightinessarbitrarinesswhimsicalitywhimseycapriciousness
• an odd or fanciful or capricious idea
  1. the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories
  2. he had a whimsy about flying to the moon
  3. whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it
  Synonym:notionwhimwhimsey

双语例句

• But those impulses can also strip a language of its wit, whimsy, and play, not to mention its capacity to accommodate new concepts and usages.
  然而，这样做也会将智慧、幽默感和趣味性从姓名当中剥离。同时，姓名对新观念和新用法的适应力和包容力也会丧失殆尽，这就更不用说了。
• For Joe and me the hikes took the place of the old adventures as an outlet for a playful imagination, which turned increasingly to whimsy and burlesque.
  远足代替了我和乔以前的冒险活动，继续提供编造笑料的平台。
• Vintage cafe 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。
• But perhaps most appealing is the whimsy that suffuses the store.
  但最迷人的或许是店内弥漫的奇趣之风。
• Americans have 'a strong taste for slapstick in various forms, and substitute riposte and banter for irony or whimsy, which they tend not. to understand.
  美国人对各种形式的闹剧非常感兴趣，用机敏的回答和玩笑来代替他们所不懂的讽刺和诙谐。
• But in real life, luck and whimsy only take you so far.
  但是在现实生活中，幸运和奇想只会离你好远。
• Both the characters and the teeming backgrounds, with all their opportunities for dramatic lighting setups, were color-scripted to maintain consistency and a persistent sense of whimsy and fun.
  这些人物的特性及丰富的背景和鲜明的灯光布置，都色彩鲜明的保持了奇幻与乐趣的连贯性和持久性。
• These days, the spirit of in-jokes and whimsy lives on, but it has moved to new addresses: video games and movies& especially movies on DVD.
  现如今，玩笑和搞怪精神犹在，但我们更多的是在电子游戏和电影DVD中见到这些彩蛋。
• Don George ( Editor, Lonely Planet): I think families who have a real sense of whimsy and fantasy are likely to love Treesort.
  唐·乔治（《寂寞星球》编辑）：我想那些喜欢异想天开的家庭有可能会喜欢树屋度假村。
• Merriam-Webster's president, John Morse, said "w00t" was an ideal choice because it blends whimsy and new technology.
  《韦氏大词典》总裁约翰•莫斯说，“w00t”一词既新奇，又体现了新技术，无疑是今年年度词汇的最佳选择。