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。
• Whimsical name-but some serious content.
  这是个古怪的名字，但内容非常严谨。
• In the midst of these whimsical fancies she heard a new strange sound among the leaves.
  正在她胡思乱想的时候，她听见树叶中又出现了一种奇怪的声音。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Men tend to think that women are very whimsical with decision making.
  男人普遍认为女人在做决定时非常异想天开、反复无常。
• Mostly, though, whimsical applications are just good for a laugh.
  不过在多数情况下，异想天开的求职申请只是很好的笑料而已。
• Especially, the cat lover, including also the whimsical aspect, it is loved, from the person probably will be.
  尤其是猫的情人，还包括了随心所欲的角度来看，它是爱，从人也许会。
• 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。