whimwham
['hwimhwæm]
- n.
- 奇异的小装饰品；古怪的小玩艺儿
- 幻想,空想,奇想,怪念头 [参较flimflam,jimjams 等]
- 短语:
- the whimwhams [美国英语]精神不安；紧张不安的动作
英文词源
- whimwham (n.)
- "whimsical device, trifle," 1520s, of unknown origin; perhaps from Scandinavian (compare Old Norse hvima "to let the eyes wander," Norwegian kvima "to flutter"), or else an arbitrary native formation (compare flim-flam).
双语例句
- 1. But even without this, your character was clearly revealed in your treatment of Mr. Whickham.
- 除了这件事不说, 威克姆先生所遭受的待遇也说明了你的人品.
来自疯狂英语突破英语语调