whimwham

解释

• 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

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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).

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例句和用法

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

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