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

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。
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。
For an easter egg, something fun and whimsical, to overshadow the entire rest of the game was a huge problem, and one that existed for far too long.
作为一个复活节彩蛋，是有些有趣和古怪的，使游戏剩下的内容失色是一个巨大的问题，并且他存在的太久了。
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。
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。
Wafted about on a whimsical wind, they fluttered around for a long time.
一股怪异的风把它们吹得飘来飘去，飘了很久。
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。
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。
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。
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。