screwball

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A pitch thrown with added pressure by the index finger and a twisting wrist motion resulting in a motion to the right when thrown by a right-handed pitcher.
    — The screwball is not thrown much because it tends to damage pitcher's arms.
  2. One who behaves in a crazy manner. US,derogatory,informal
    — I will not listen to this screwball any longer.
  3. A screwball comedy.
形容词 adj.
  1. Crazy, offbeat, bizarre, zany, or weird. derogatory,informal
    — Also a big hand for Silver Linings Playbook, an exuberant modern screwball comedy we had, in an unseemly fit of cynicism, deemed "too entertaining" for Academy voters.

词形变化

screwballs plural more screwball comparative most screwball superlative

词源

词源 1
From screw + ball.
Compare typologically German Spinner (akin to spin). Also compare weirdo and weird, from Old English wyrd (“fate”), ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to turn, to spin”).
词源 2
From screw + ball.
Compare typologically German Spinner (akin to spin). Also compare weirdo and weird, from Old English wyrd (“fate”), ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to turn, to spin”).
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