whim-wham

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A whimsical object; a trinket. obsolete
    — They′ll pull ye all to pieces for your Whim-whams, Your Garters and your Gloves,
  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. A state of nervous anxiety. in-plural
    — But that wasn't what gave him the whim-whams so bad here. In the clearing, no more than ten feet away, stood a little stone cherub atop a fancy grave marker maybe three feet high.

词形变化

whim-whams plural whimwham alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
whim-wham for a goose's bridle

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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