zany

名词 zany:

1. a buffoon in one of the old comedies; imitates others for ludicrous effect
2. a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
   同义词：fathead, goof, goofball, bozo, jackass, goose, cuckoo, twat

形容词 zany:

1. ludicrous, foolish
   同义词：cockamamie, cockamamy, goofy, sappy, silly, wacky, whacky
2. like a clown
   同义词：buffoonish, clownish, clownlike

1. She made us all laugh with her zany tricks.
   她那些滑稽的恶作剧逗得我们都大笑起来。

za.ny

n.（名词）
【复数】 za.nies
A ludicrous, buffoonish character in old comedies who attempts feebly to mimic the tricks of the clown.
小丑，丑角：旧时喜剧中滑稽可笑的角色，他们愚笨地来模仿小丑的把戏
A comical person given to extravagant or outlandish behavior.
丑角：给人过分的或离奇的表演的喜剧演员
adj.（形容词）
za.ni.er,za.ni.est
Ludicrously comical; clownish.
荒谬可笑的；像小丑的
Comical because of incongruity or strangeness; bizarre.
荒唐可笑的：因为不和谐和怪异而滑稽可笑的；异乎寻常的

来源：
French zani
法语 zani
from Italian dialectal zanni
源自 意大利方言 zanni
from Zanni
源自 Zanni
variant of Italian Gianni
意大利语 Gianni的变体
nickname for Giovanni [John, the name of servants who act as clowns in commedia dell`arte]
Giovanni的绰号 [约翰，在喜剧《戴拉》中扮演小丑的仆人的名字]

【引伸】
za.nily
adv.（副词）
za.niness
n.（名词）