whimsy 词态变化
复数: whimsies;
whimsy 中文词源
whimsy 怪念头,怪想法词源不详,可能来自拟声词,风呼啸而吹的声音。引申义忽然而来的,忽然而去的,古怪的。
whimsy 英文词源
- whimsy (n.)
- c. 1600, probably related to whimwham.
whimsy 英文释义
- 1. an odd or fanciful or capricious idea;
- "the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories"
- "he had a whimsy about flying to the moon"
- "whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it"
- 2. the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment;
- "I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory"
whimsy 双语例句
- 1. His speech was full of whimsy.
- 他妙语如珠.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. They are like oracular messages, but witty - jaunty at times - and sometimes trembling on the edge of whimsy.
- 它们都像神谕, 但很机智,有时极其轻快,有时又濒于怪诞.
来自辞典例句
- 3. I must confess, I'm guilty of the same foolish whimsy.
- 我承认, 我和你一样干过这样的蠢事.
来自电影对白
- 4. He had a whimsy about flying to the moon.
- 他有个想飞上月球的怪念头.
来自互联网
- 5. Vintage caf é 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.
来自互联网
whimsy 实用场景例句
- He had a whimsy about flying to the moon.
- 他有个想飞上月球的怪念头.
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- Vintage caf é 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.
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- Whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it.
- 奇想对某人来说可能很滑稽,需要时间才能领会.
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- Curious George was apparently just a small part of a more elaborate world of whimsy.
- 显然,《好奇的乔治》只是一个更精致的异想天开的世界中小小的一个部分.
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- In this matriarchal city, males had a subservient role, and most answered to the whimsy females.
- 在这座女权主义的城市, 女性扮演者反复无常的角色, 她们大多数承诺完全是一时的心血来潮.
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- His speech was full of whimsy.
- 他妙语如珠.
《简明英汉词典》
- I must confess, I'm guilty of the same foolish whimsy.
- 我承认, 我和你一样干过这样的蠢事.
电影对白
- Gratify her every whimsy ; viewed from another perspective, that's loveliness, or evidence of her innocence.
- 陪她做一切她愿意做的也许很幼稚的事情,换个角度, 其实那叫可爱, 或者说像她一样有童心.
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- Beautiful young people are the whimsy of nature, but beautiful old people are true wokes of art.
- 美丽的年轻人是大自然的奇想, 而美丽的老人却是艺术的杰作.
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- Why did you do it?'' I do not know, pure whimsy.'
- 你怎样做出这种事来?'` 我也不知道, 纯粹是闹着玩儿.
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