whim-wham

短语

词形变化

whim-whams 复数 whim-whams

别名

whimwham

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A whimsical object; a trinket.

    废旧
  2. 2.

    A whim or fancy.

    1807 April 18, “Anthony Evergreen” (Washington Irving), Salmagundi, or The Whim-whams and Opinions of Launcelot Langstaff, Esq. & Others, No. VIII, 1834, The Complete Works of Washington Irving in One Volume, page 35, And trust me, gentlefolk, his are the whim-whams of a courteous gentleman full of most excellent qualities ; honourable in his disposition, independent in his sentiments, and of unbounded good-nature, as may be seen through all his works.

  3. 3.

    A state of nervous anxiety.

    复数形式

词源

Uncertain; perhaps from North Germanic (compare Old Norse hvima (“to let the eyes wander”), Norwegian kvima (“to flutter”)), but in any case ultimately sound-symbolic/a fanciful reduplication (compare flim-flam).

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