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
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- to have a whimsical sense of humour
有离奇的幽默感 - Much of his writing has a whimsical quality.
他的大部分作品都很出奇。
- to have a whimsical sense of humour
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.- 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。 - 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。
- McGrath remembers his offbeat sense of humor, his whimsical side...
英英释义
adj
- determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
- a capricious refusal
- authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious
- the victim of whimsical persecutions
双语例句
- 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。 - Products by Frost ( Papillon) and Lafont ( Nec Plus Ultra) feature whimsical butterfly-shaped silhouettes.
弗罗斯特的蝴蝶(Papillon)和拉芳特的NecPlusUltra都采用造型奇特的蝴蝶型轮廓。 - The romantic and whimsical appeal is all but apparent in the fantasy exterior of turrets and gabled baroques.
梦幻般的角楼和巴罗克风格的山形墙让城堡那异想天开的浪漫魅力呼之欲出。 - 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。 - He greeted me with one of his whimsical smiles.
他用一种想入非非的笑来欢迎我。 - Whimsical name-but some serious content.
这是个古怪的名字,但内容非常严谨。 - As I found this arrow mound very interesting, so I came up with this whimsical idea of playing hide-and-seek with you.
我是看到了这里的箭垛很特殊,所以突然来了灵感想跟你玩捉迷藏啊。 - Through a delicate balance of color, symbolism, whimsical creativity and precision, Master Lee transfers his own mental and physical energy into a sort of metaphoric storytelling.
通过颜色、象徵主义、异想天开的创造性、和精确度的精妙的平衡,李导师将他自己身心的能量转移入一种类似隐喻的故事叙述中。 - 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。 - Depp has a lot of whimsical thoughts and that's why Captain Jack is so different and famous.
德普就是这样一个有着无数怪诞想法的人,这也是他如此出名的原因。