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whim是什么意思

  • 英式英标[wɪm]
  • 美式音标[wɪm]

n. 奇想;一时的兴致;怪念头;幻想

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.

实用例句

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。来自柯林斯例句
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。来自柯林斯例句
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。来自柯林斯例句
4. The premium can increase at the whim of the insurers.
保险公司可以随时提高保费。来自柯林斯例句
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。来自柯林斯例句

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