• n. 怪念頭；反復無常

詞源不詳，可能來自擬聲詞，風呼嘯而吹的聲音。引申義忽然而來的，忽然而去的，古怪的。

whimsy (n.)

c. 1600, probably related to whimwham.

1. His speech was full of whimsy.

他妙語如珠.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

2. They are like oracular messages, but witty - jaunty at times - and sometimes trembling on the edge of whimsy.

它們都像神諭, 但很機智,有時極其輕快,有時又瀕于怪誕.

來自辭典例句

3. I must confess, I'm guilty of the same foolish whimsy.

我承認, 我和你一樣干過這樣的蠢事.

來自電影對白

4. He had a whimsy about flying to the moon.

他有個想飛上月球的怪念頭.

來自互聯(lián)網

5. Vintage caf é curtains in a graphic floral pattern add whimsy.

古典風格的帶有生動花紋的窗簾如錦上添花.

來自互聯(lián)網