来自whimsy,怪念头，怪想法。

1. McGrath remembers his offbeat sense of humor, his whimsical side.

麦格拉思记得他不同寻常的幽默感和他古怪的一面。

2. to have a whimsical sense of humour

有离奇的幽默感

3. His graphic art became slighter and more whimsical.

他的平面艺术变得越来越无足轻重，越来越异想天开。

4. He recollected Cronshaw's whimsical metaphor of the Persian carpet.

他回忆克朗肖经常谈起的那个波斯地毯的寓言.

5. He greeted me with one of his whimsical smiles.

他用一种想入非非的笑来欢迎我.