單詞
whimsy
英 ['w?mz?]
美['w?mzi]
基本信息
- n. 怪念頭;反復無常
GRE暢通詞匯
詞態變化
復數:?whimsies;
中文詞源
whimsy 怪念頭,怪想法
詞源不詳,可能來自擬聲詞,風呼嘯而吹的聲音。引申義忽然而來的,忽然而去的,古怪的。
英文詞源
- whimsy (n.)
- c. 1600, probably related to whimwham.
雙語例句
- 1. His speech was full of whimsy.
- 他妙語如珠.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. They are like oracular messages, but witty - jaunty at times - and sometimes trembling on the edge of whimsy.
- 它們都像神諭, 但很機智,有時極其輕快,有時又瀕于怪誕.
來自辭典例句
- 3. I must confess, I'm guilty of the same foolish whimsy.
- 我承認, 我和你一樣干過這樣的蠢事.
來自電影對白
- 4. He had a whimsy about flying to the moon.
- 他有個想飛上月球的怪念頭.
來自互聯網
- 5. Vintage caf é curtains in a graphic floral pattern add whimsy.
- 古典風格的帶有生動花紋的窗簾如錦上添花.
來自互聯網
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