"eccentric person," 1933, U.S. slang, earlier as a type of erratic baseball pitch (1928), from a still earlier name for a type of delivery in cricket (1866), from screw (n.) + ball (n.1). Screwball comedy is attested from 1938, in reference to Carole Lombard.
权威例句
1. He is a bluffer , and a screwball, a kind of freak.
他是个吹牛家,是个怪物, 是个畸形人.
2. I never knew what a screwball be is until I met him.
直到我见到他,我才知道他是一个多么古怪的人.
3. Should you find such Jack - the - lad design over - the - top , you will be offered screwball design instead.