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

GRE TEM8

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

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。
Which just means I'm gonna have to get whimsical on this ficky.
看来我得想出个奇思妙想才行。
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。
In his whimsical imagination the ants become wise and creative creatures like people, and his "grandfather after his death has turned into the King of ants(" Perhaps It Is a Parable")".
在其古怪的想象当中，蚂蚁象人一样，变成聪明而有创造性的动物。他的“祖父，死后变成了蚁王”（《也许是寓言》）。
A whimsical look at how both men and women view Valentine's Day, and some basic history.
一个新奇视角看男男女女们的瓦伦丁节（情人节），和一些众人皆知的历史。
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。
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。
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。
Berenson's whimsical and very independent.
贝伦森是个异想天开，不受拘束的人。
Sometimes my goal has been whimsical in the extreme.
有时候，我的目标千奇百怪。