英语词汇“whimsical”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

whimsical

/ˈwɪmzɪk(ə)l

adjective

1Playfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing and amusing way: a whimsical sense of humour...

Many of the pieces have come from his own personal collection - which reveal his witty and whimsical sense of humour, and a love of the bush.
Fonseca's pictures are at once whimsical and orderly, playful and restrained.
This album was largely whimsical and retrospective, with a subtle sense of humour, even through the more serious numbers.

Synonyms

fanciful, playful, mischievous, waggish, quaint, fantastic, unusual, curious, droll;

eccentric, quirky, offbeat, idiosyncratic, unconventional, outlandish, peculiar, queer, bizarre, weird, odd, freakish

informal dotty, freaky

2Acting or behaving in a capricious manner: the whimsical arbitrariness of autocracy...

Mulvany could also build in a light and whimsical manner, especially when it came to gate lodges.
Victims of the whimsical monsoons and fickle market prices, these poor farmers have very little control over their destiny.
Last night, our coach got a little whimsical and changed up the infield a bit.

Synonyms

volatile, capricious, temperamental, impulsive, excitable, fickle, changeable, unpredictable, variable, erratic, quicksilver, mercurial, mutable, inconstant, inconsistent, unstable, unsteady, fluctuating, ever-changing, protean, kaleidoscopic, fluid, wavering, vacillating, wayward

technical labile

Derivatives

whimsicality

/wɪmzɪˈkalɪti/ noun ...

Editors are likely to suggest nuanced typographical layouts based on the seriousness or whimsicality of the work in order to evoke a specific affectation on the reader.
Multiple realities and morphing characters can be a fruitful release from normal narrative, but they also release you from discipline, leaving the author prey to whimsicality and stray associations.
His collection combines luxury, whimsicality and wearability, all guided by his designer's instinct.

whimsically

/ˈwɪmzɪk(ə)li

/ adverb ...

The notion that all of that can be just whimsically tossed aside whenever the nation experiences external threats is as contrary to the country's founding principles as it is dangerous.
But can an Assembly be dissolved arbitrarily, capriciously, whimsically, at the absolute discretion of a Chief Minister?
The name was chosen somewhat whimsically by a Florida law enforcement officer, an agency official said.

单词	whimsical
释义	whimsical /ˈwɪmzɪk(ə)l / adjective 1Playfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing and amusing way: a whimsical sense of humour... Many of the pieces have come from his own personal collection - which reveal his witty and whimsical sense of humour, and a love of the bush. Fonseca's pictures are at once whimsical and orderly, playful and restrained. This album was largely whimsical and retrospective, with a subtle sense of humour, even through the more serious numbers. Synonyms fanciful, playful, mischievous, waggish, quaint, fantastic, unusual, curious, droll; eccentric, quirky, offbeat, idiosyncratic, unconventional, outlandish, peculiar, queer, bizarre, weird, odd, freakish informal dotty, freaky 2Acting or behaving in a capricious manner: the whimsical arbitrariness of autocracy... Mulvany could also build in a light and whimsical manner, especially when it came to gate lodges. Victims of the whimsical monsoons and fickle market prices, these poor farmers have very little control over their destiny. Last night, our coach got a little whimsical and changed up the infield a bit. Synonyms volatile, capricious, temperamental, impulsive, excitable, fickle, changeable, unpredictable, variable, erratic, quicksilver, mercurial, mutable, inconstant, inconsistent, unstable, unsteady, fluctuating, ever-changing, protean, kaleidoscopic, fluid, wavering, vacillating, wayward technical labile Derivatives whimsicality /wɪmzɪˈkalɪti/ noun ... Editors are likely to suggest nuanced typographical layouts based on the seriousness or whimsicality of the work in order to evoke a specific affectation on the reader. Multiple realities and morphing characters can be a fruitful release from normal narrative, but they also release you from discipline, leaving the author prey to whimsicality and stray associations. His collection combines luxury, whimsicality and wearability, all guided by his designer's instinct. whimsically /ˈwɪmzɪk(ə)li / adverb ... The notion that all of that can be just whimsically tossed aside whenever the nation experiences external threats is as contrary to the country's founding principles as it is dangerous. But can an Assembly be dissolved arbitrarily, capriciously, whimsically, at the absolute discretion of a Chief Minister? The name was chosen somewhat whimsically by a Florida law enforcement officer, an agency official said.
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