单词 | zany |
释义 | zany From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishzanyza‧ny /ˈzeɪni/ adjective (comparative zanier, superlative zaniest)CRAZYcrazy or unusual in a way that is amusingzany comedian Vic ReevesExamples from the Corpuszany• Does this all sound a bit, uh, zany?• Odd, of course, a bit zany, but the odder the book the better it tends to do nowadays.• They are furious that some people thought they were just some zany fashion experience, a house group, Seventies revivalists.• Parents can change this by really listening to the sometimes zany, idiosyncratic ideas our children have about books.• Anyway, one teacher's idea of a brilliantly zany lesson might be another teacher's idea of a classroom nightmare.• a zany new TV comedy• It seems hardly a week goes by anymore without yet another report of zany results of affirmative action in action.Origin zany (1500-1600) Italian zanni type of clown, from Giovanni “John” |
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