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

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