whimsical
【异想天开的,古怪有趣的,反复无常的】
whimsical 是一个形容词,带有“异想天开的、古怪有趣的、反复无常的”等含义,通常用来描述人、行为、想法或事物,带有一定的轻松、幻想或不可预测的意味。
1. 词义解析
🔹 whimsical (adj.) —— 异想天开的,古怪有趣的,反复无常的
- 指想象力丰富、充满奇思妙想的(带有童趣或幻想色彩)
- The book is full of whimsical illustrations.
(这本书充满了异想天开的插图。) - She has a whimsical sense of humor.
(她的幽默感很天马行空。)
- The book is full of whimsical illustrations.
- 指风格奇特、有趣的(独特且令人惊喜的)
- The café was decorated in a whimsical style, with colorful chairs and fairy lights.
(这家咖啡馆装饰得非常奇特有趣,有五颜六色的椅子和小灯串。)
- The café was decorated in a whimsical style, with colorful chairs and fairy lights.
- 指人性格或行为反复无常、难以预测的(带点不可捉摸的意味)
- He is known for his whimsical decisions.
(他以反复无常的决定而闻名。) - The weather here is whimsical—it changes from sunny to rainy in minutes.
(这里的天气变化无常,几分钟就从晴天变成雨天。)
- He is known for his whimsical decisions.
2. 常见搭配(短语)
- whimsical ideas(异想天开的想法)
- whimsical humor(天马行空的幽默)
- whimsical decorations(奇特有趣的装饰)
- whimsical behavior(反复无常的行为)
- a whimsical personality(性格古怪有趣)
3. whimsical vs. capricious vs. quirky 的区别
词汇 | 含义 & 适用场景 |
---|---|
whimsical | 强调“异想天开、充满想象力”或“奇特可爱”,可用于描述艺术、幽默、装饰等。 |
capricious | 更偏向“变化无常、不可预测”,通常带有消极含义,比如capricious weather(多变的天气)、capricious leader(反复无常的领导)。 |
quirky | 强调“古怪有趣、与众不同”,但比 whimsical 更偏“个性独特”,比如quirky fashion(怪异有趣的时尚)。 |
4. 总结
- whimsical 适用于描述 充满幻想的、有趣的、不可预测的 事物或人。
- 可以形容 艺术风格(whimsical illustrations)、幽默感(whimsical humor)、性格(whimsical personality)。
- 与 capricious 相比,whimsical 更正面、更有趣,而 capricious 通常是消极的不可预测。