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whimsical adj.异想天开的；古怪的；反复无常的 (1) 他有着离奇的幽默感。(2) 这不过是一个希奇古怪的儿童故事。 Whimsical can also mean tending toward odd or unpredictable behavior. Both whimsical and whim are derived from an earlier English word whim-wham, which is of unknown origin. Whim-wham had about the same meaning as whim, but could also refer to an odd object or piece of clothing.

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英 ['wɪmzɪkl] 美 ['wɪmzɪkl] (1) He has a whimsical sense of humor.(2) It's only a whimsical story for children. Whimsical means full of or characterized by whims, which are odd ideas that usually occur to you very suddenly. If you decide at the last minute to fly to Europe, you could say you went there on a whim. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]怪异的；反复无常的；不切实际的 A whimsical person 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。

英语单词	whimsical
英美音标	英 ['wɪmzɪkl] 美 ['wɪmzɪkl]
中文释义	adj.异想天开的；古怪的；反复无常的
英语例句	(1) He has a whimsical sense of humor. (2) It's only a whimsical story for children.
中文例句	(1) 他有着离奇的幽默感。 (2) 这不过是一个希奇古怪的儿童故事。
vocabulary简明	Whimsical means full of or characterized by whims, which are odd ideas that usually occur to you very suddenly. If you decide at the last minute to fly to Europe, you could say you went there on a whim.
vocabulary扩展	Whimsical can also mean tending toward odd or unpredictable behavior. Both whimsical and whim are derived from an earlier English word whim-wham, which is of unknown origin. Whim-wham had about the same meaning as whim, but could also refer to an odd object or piece of clothing.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]怪异的；反复无常的；不切实际的 A whimsical person 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。

Whimsical Odd Whim Sense Whim Wham 英 Wɪmzɪkl] 美 Wɪmzɪkl