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

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。
Products by Frost ( Papillon) and Lafont ( Nec Plus Ultra) feature whimsical butterfly-shaped silhouettes.
弗罗斯特的蝴蝶（Papillon）和拉芳特的NecPlusUltra都采用造型奇特的蝴蝶型轮廓。
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。
He greeted me with one of his whimsical smiles.
他用一种想入非非的笑来欢迎我。
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。
Berenson's whimsical and very independent.
贝伦森是个异想天开，不受拘束的人。
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。
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。
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。
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。