whimsy

名词 whimsy:

1. an odd or fanciful or capricious idea
   同义词：notion, whim, whimsey
2. the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment
   同义词：flightiness, arbitrariness, whimsicality, whimsey, capriciousness

1. Swiss artist who combined his expert use of line and color and his theories of abstract art to produce works of whimsy and innocence.
   克勒，保罗1879－1940瑞士画家。他把对线系和色彩的熟练运用和其关于抽象艺术的理论结合起来创造出了古怪而单纯的作品
2. `Why did you do it?' `I don't know, pure whimsy.'
   ｀你怎样做出这种事来?＇｀我也不知道，纯粹是闹著玩儿.＇
3. His speech was full of whimsy.
   他妙语如珠。

whimsy 也作 whim.sey

n.（名词）
【复数】 whim.sies 也作 whim.seys
An odd or fanciful idea; a whim.See Synonyms at caprice
古怪或离奇的念头，异想天开参见 caprice
A quaint or fanciful quality:
奇特或充满幻想的奇异的品性：
例句：
stories full of whimsy.
充满离奇古怪情节的故事

来源：
Probably from whim-wham [fanciful object]
可能源自 whim-wham [离奇古怪的物体]