whim

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A fanciful impulse, or sudden change of idea. countable,uncountable
    — Let ev’ry Man enjoy his whim; / What’s He to Me, or I to him?
  2. A bird, the Eurasian wigeon.
  3. A large capstan or vertical drum turned by horse power or steam power, for raising ore or water, etc., from mines, or for other purposes. countable,uncountable
动词 v.
  1. To be seized with a whim; to be capricious. intransitive,rare

词形变化

whims plural whims present,singular,third-person whimming participle,present whimmed participle,past whimmed past whims plural

词汇关系

近义词
boutade caprice capriccio conceit crotchet delirament fancy fangle figary flisk freak kink lark maggot megrim spleen toy vagary whim whim-wham whimsy
上位词
idea impulse notion thought
衍生词
on a whim whim gin whim shaft
相关词
whimsical whimsy on a whim whimling

词源

词源 1
Clipping of whim-wham.
词源 2
Compare whimbrel.
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