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

Whimsical name-but some serious content.
这是个古怪的名字，但内容非常严谨。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
A whimsical look at how both men and women view Valentine's Day, and some basic history.
一个新奇视角看男男女女们的瓦伦丁节（情人节），和一些众人皆知的历史。
For some artists, bound books are the medium, as in Stephen Doyle's geometric sculpture ( top left) and Su Blackwell's whimsical one ( bottom center).
对有些艺术家来说，精装书是载体，比如在斯蒂芬·道尔（StephenDoyle）的几何图形雕塑（左上）和苏·布莱克威尔（SuBlackwell）异想天开的作品（中下）中。