[mass noun]playfully quaint or fanciful behaviour or humour 离奇,稀奇古怪 the film is an awkward blend of whimsy and moralizing. 这部电影是离奇情节和说教的蹩脚结合。 ■[count noun]a whim 怪念头,奇想 ■[count noun]a thing that is fanciful or odd 离奇的东西,稀奇古怪的东西 the stone carvings and whimsies. 石雕和稀奇古怪的东西。
语源
early 17th cent. (in the sense 'caprice'): probably based on whim-wham