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

• 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。
• 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。
• Miss Lemon, of Salford, Greater Manchester, soon forgot about her act of whimsy, eventually marrying and having a child herself.
  大曼彻斯特郡索尔福德市的Lemon小姐，很快就忘了她的一时兴起之举，后来她嫁为人妇，也有了自己的孩子。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Gaze at the vivid yellows, blues, and psychedelic swirls of a single emperor angelfish and you'll sense the whimsy of evolution.
  瞧瞧那“皇帝神仙鱼”（emperorangelfish）身上鲜艳的黄与蓝，还有迷幻般的漩涡，你就能感受到生物进化的无奇不有了。
• 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。
• 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。
• Film, TV and Sichuan Opera "marriage", this is purely a Chinese audience according to their own aesthetic needs and artistic logic and whimsy.
  电影、电视与川剧联姻，这纯粹是中国观众按照自己的审美需要和艺术逻辑而产生的奇思妙想。