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whim

英 [wɪm] 美[wɪm]

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近义词fancy notion caprice fad

n. 奇想；一时的兴致；怪念头；幻想

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复数: whims;

中文词源

whim 心血来潮

缩写自whimsy.

英文词源

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.

双语例句

1. We decided, more or less on a whim, to sail to Morocco.: 我们多少有点心血来潮，决定航海去摩洛哥。

2. Lately, the president has been sacking and picking new ministers at whim.: 最近，总统一时兴起频频解雇旧部长，选任新部长。

3. Dozens of servants had catered to his every whim.: 几十个仆人迎合他所有稀奇古怪的念头。

4. The premium can increase at the whim of the insurers.: 保险公司可以随时提高保费。

5. He picked people on a whim, without rhyme or reason.: 他选人时总是随心所欲，毫无根据。