Whimsical
['wɪmzɪk(ə)l] or ['wɪmzɪkl]
解釋/意思:
(a.) Full of, or characterized by, whims; actuated by a whim; having peculiar notions; queer; strange; freakish.
(a.) Odd or fantastic in appearance; quaintly devised; fantastic.
黛朵錄入
同義詞及近義詞：
a. Capricious, freakish, odd, singular, strange, fanciful, fantastic, notional, crotchety, BIZARRE, grotesque, queer.
本校對
同義詞及反義詞：
SYN:Freakish, capricious, fanciful, fantastic, quaint, crotchety, droll, farcical
ANT:Staid, serious, sober, orderly, demure, sedate
編輯:兰尼
例句/造句/用法:
- My guardian stopped and looked at him with a whimsical mixture of amusement and indignation in his face. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- Chance has put in our way a most singular and whimsical problem, and its solution is its own reward. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歷險記.
- A spoiled, whimsical boy he was in those days. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- Birkin was too unreal;--clever, whimsical, wonderful, but not practical enough. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- And then in a tone of whimsical inquisitiveness: 'What fruit, Rupert? 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- She kissed Gerty with a whimsical murmur. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 快樂之家.
- His train of reasoning is ingenious and whimsical, but I am not at leisure to give you a detail. 本傑明·佛蘭克林. 佛蘭克林自傳.
- He lifted one of the white mice in the palm of his hand, and spoke to it in his whimsical way. 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- I felt myself in that whimsical state of uneasiness lately; but I shall be spared it now. 湯瑪斯·哈代. 還鄉.
- Placid and whimsical of look as ever, Mr Boffin answered: 'Quite so, Venus. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- But perhaps he may be a little whimsical in his civilities, replied her uncle. 簡·奧斯丁. 傲慢與偏見.
- There was a trace of his whimsical air upon him, as he tried to smile at her. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- To me this proceeding appeared (if so light a term may be permitted) extremely whimsical. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
- Always fantastical and whimsical! 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
編輯:兰尼