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

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。
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。
If you love fairy tales and whimsical romances, this is the perfect movie for you.
如果你喜欢的童话故事和异想天开的恋情，这是为您提供完美的电影。
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。
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。
He greeted me with one of his whimsical smiles.
他用一种想入非非的笑来欢迎我。
Mostly, though, whimsical applications are just good for a laugh.
不过在多数情况下，异想天开的求职申请只是很好的笑料而已。
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》）。
Sometimes my goal has been whimsical in the extreme.
有时候，我的目标千奇百怪。
The romantic and whimsical appeal is all but apparent in the fantasy exterior of turrets and gabled baroques.
梦幻般的角楼和巴罗克风格的山形墙让城堡那异想天开的浪漫魅力呼之欲出。