whimsical是什么意思？

whimsical

英[ˈwɪmzɪkl] 美[ˈhwɪmzɪkəl, ˈwɪm-]

• adj. 异想天开的，反复无常的，古怪的，奇形怪状的；

副词：whimsically;

例句

• a whimsical personality 变化无常的个性
• But at more than 400 pages, plus 60 more of dense footnotes, the book is too whimsical interjects. 然而, 这本400多页的正文再加上60多页密集的脚注的书实在太冗长,即使书中间或出现的有趣的插曲也无法弥补.
• He recollected Cronshaw's whimsical metaphor of the Persian carpet. 他回忆克朗肖经常谈起的那个波斯地毯的寓言.
• to have a whimsical sense of humour 有离奇的幽默感
• 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。
• 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。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ-GRADED
  怪异的;反复无常的;不切实际的
  A whimsical person or idea is unusual, playful, and unpredictable, rather than serious and practical.
  例句
  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。 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。

英汉词典释义

• adj.
  异想天开的,闹着玩的;反复无常的
  a whimsical personality 变化无常的个性

英英词典释义

• Adjective
  1. determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason;
  "a capricious refusal""authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious""the victim of whimsical persecutions"