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whimsical

英 [ˈwɪmzɪkl]

美 [ˈwɪmzɪkl]

adj.  异想天开的; 想入非非的; 心血来潮的; 滑稽可笑的

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Collins.1 / BNC.20692 / COCA.13075

牛津词典

    adj.

    • 异想天开的;想入非非的;心血来潮的;滑稽可笑的
      unusual and not serious in a way that is either amusing or annoying
      1. to have a whimsical sense of humour
        有离奇的幽默感
      2. Much of his writing has a whimsical quality.
        他的大部分作品都很出奇。

    柯林斯词典

    • ADJ-GRADED 怪异的;反复无常的;不切实际的
      Awhimsicalperson or idea is unusual, playful, and unpredictable, rather than serious and practical.
      1. McGrath remembers his offbeat sense of humor, his whimsical side...
        麦格拉思记得他不同寻常的幽默感和他古怪的一面。
      2. His graphic art became slighter and more whimsical.
        他的平面艺术变得越来越无足轻重,越来越异想天开。

    英英释义

    adj

    • determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
      1. a capricious refusal
      2. authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious
      3. the victim of whimsical persecutions
      Synonym:capriciousimpulsive

    双语例句

    • For some artists, bound books are the medium, as in Stephen Doyle's geometric sculpture ( top left) and Su Blackwell's whimsical one ( bottom center).
      对有些艺术家来说,精装书是载体,比如在斯蒂芬·道尔(StephenDoyle)的几何图形雕塑(左上)和苏·布莱克威尔(SuBlackwell)异想天开的作品(中下)中。
    • This was really a whimsical thought, and I reproved myself often for the simplicity of it.
      这实在是一个荒唐的想法,我自己也常常责备自己思想太简单。
    • Set off on a whimsical adventure in search of your life's true calling in My Life Story Adventures.
      掀起一个异想天开的冒险在搜索你真实生活名叫我的生活冒险故事。
    • He has a comical or whimsical way of acting, talking, or behaving.
      他的表演、说话或和行为方式很是滑稽离奇。
    • Mr Gale and Mr Shapley considered a whimsical problem: how to design a centralised system for allocating husbands and wives in a way that there is no possible male-female combination with a mutual desire to elope.
      盖尔和沙普利研究过一个异想天开的问题:如何设计一套分配丈夫和妻子的中央系统,按照这种方法,没有一对男士-女士的结合会同时寻求与伴侣分手,转而与别人私奔。
    • Despite his kindly, sometimes whimsical air, he was a shrewd observer ofpeople.
      尽管他有着和善、时而古怪的神态,但他对人的观察很敏锐。
    • They all give vivid, animated performances as the tale's whimsical assortment of seekers after wisdom.
      他们的表演生动、活泼,就像故事中各种异想天开、追求智慧的人们那样。
    • Such situations are known as "games" and game-playing, while sounding whimsical, is serious business.
      当环境变化不定时,这种情况被称为〈博弈〉和博弈参与,是一件严肃的事情。
    • His graphic art became slighter and more whimsical.
      他的平面艺术变得越来越无足轻重,越来越异想天开。
    • We should dare to whimsical.
      要敢于异想天开。