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

• The former Fed chairman William McChesney Martin's famous line that the role of the central bank is to take away the punch bowl just as the party is getting good has lost its whimsy.
  前美联储主席威廉•麦克切斯尼•马丁（WilliamMcChesneyMartin）有一句名言：央行的作用是在聚会渐入佳境的时候，端走宾治盆。这句话已不再离奇。
• When it comes to love stories, the new South Korean teleplays no longer use the distress card; instead, they intersperse them with whimsy and romantic punch lines.
  至于爱情故事，新的韩剧不再走悲情路线，而是融入了奇妙与浪漫。
• It reminds me of Japanese craftwork, and has great scale and a whimsy that I love.
  它让我想起了日本的工艺品，我将它们比较了一下，两种我都很喜欢。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Far from telling us anything about doodling, it tells us the French have a babyish approach to work and a taste for arty whimsy.
  它讲的不是涂鸦，而是告诉我们法国人工作方法幼稚，假装喜欢艺术。
• As your garden grows, the flags will disappear a bit among the leaves but will still add a little colorful whimsy to your garden.
  随着作物的生长，小旗子们会渐渐隐没在绿叶间；但它们仍会是你的花园里的靓丽风景。
• 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。
• 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。