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

单词	whimsical
释义	whim·si·cal \ˈhwimzə̇kəl, -zēk- also ˈwi-\ adjective Etymology: whimsy (I) + -ical 1. : full of, actuated by, or exhibiting whims : capricious, notional, fanciful < although so sedate, she was also whimsical and freakish — Virginia Woolf > < hard to tell when he was really peevish or merely whimsical — W.L.Howard > 2. a. : resulting from or determined or characterized by whim or caprice < a glint of provocative, whimsical fun in his blue eyes — Monica Pearson > < whimsical notions which indicate that reason is out of touch with the real — Marjorie Harris > < whimsical, precarious, unlikely ventures — Audrey Barker > < whimsical evaluations of justice and equity … based on a purely social concept — Current Biography > < many of these whimsical creations seem to suffer from too much striving to be different — Betty Pepis > b. : subject to erratic behavior or unpredictable change : uncertain < one cotton mill and a whimsical power plant — Virginia A. Oakes > < a whimsical market fluctuating according to world conditions > < the whimsical moods of the Alpine sun — Claudia Cassidy > • whim·si·cal·ly \-zə̇k(ə)lē, -zēk-, -li\ adverb • whim·si·cal·ness noun -es
随便看	penalizable penalization penalize penal law penally penal servitude penal statute penal suit penal sum penal theory penalty penalty penalty area penalty box penalty bully penalty card penalty clause penalty corner penalty double penalty goal penalty indicia penalty kick penalty pass penalty shot penalty stroke

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