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

• 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。
• We should dare to whimsical.
  要敢于异想天开。
• 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。
• 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。
• Sometimes my goal has been whimsical in the extreme.
  有时候，我的目标千奇百怪。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。