whim
英 [w?m]
美[w?m]
- n. 奇想；一時(shí)的興致；怪念頭；幻想
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詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?whims;
中文詞源
whim 心血來潮
縮寫自whimsy.
英文詞源
- whim (n.)
- 1640s, "play on words, pun," shortened from whimwham "fanciful object" (q.v.). Meaning "caprice, fancy, sudden turn or inclination of the mind" first recorded 1690s, probably a shortened form of whimsy.
雙語例句
- 1. We decided, more or less on a whim, to sail to Morocco.
- 我們多少有點(diǎn)心血來潮，決定航海去摩洛哥。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Lately, the president has been sacking and picking new ministers at whim.
- 最近，總統(tǒng)一時(shí)興起頻頻解雇舊部長(zhǎng)，選任新部長(zhǎng)。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Dozens of servants had catered to his every whim.
- 幾十個(gè)仆人迎合他所有稀奇古怪的念頭。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The premium can increase at the whim of the insurers.
- 保險(xiǎn)公司可以隨時(shí)提高保費(fèi)。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. He picked people on a whim, without rhyme or reason.
- 他選人時(shí)總是隨心所欲，毫無根據(jù)。
來自柯林斯例句