zany
英 ['zeɪnɪ]
美['zeni]
- adj. 滑稽的；古怪的；愚蠢的
- n. 小丑；笨人；马屁精
词态变化
比较级: zanier;最高级: zaniest;
中文词源
zany 古怪的
来自意大利语zani,小丑，来自John的威尼斯方言读音变体，由小丑引申词义古怪的。词义演变比较dick,doll,willy.
英英释意
- 1. a buffoon in one of the old comedies; imitates others for ludicrous effect
- 2. a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
英文词源
- zany
- zany: [16] Zany originated as the name of a character in the old Italian commedia dell’arte, who tried, rather feebly, to mimic the antics of the clown. It came from Italian Zanni, a Venetian and Lombardic variant of Gianni, the pet form of Giovanni (the Italian equivalent of English John). Its meaning was broadened out to ‘buffoon’ in the 17th century, but it does not seem to have really established itself as an adjective until the mid 19th century.
=> john - zany (n.)
- comic performer, 1580s, from French zani, from Italian zani, zanni "a zany, clown," originally Zanni, Venetian dialect variant of Gianni, pet form of Giovanni "John;" thus equivalent to English Jack. A stock character in old comedies, he aped the principal actors.
- zany (adj.)
- 1610s, from zany (n.). Related: Zanily; zaniness.
实用场景例句
- zany humour
- 古怪的幽默
牛津词典
- ...the zany humour of the Marx Brothers.
- 马克思兄弟的另类幽默
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Q: Is that zany approach an advantage for you or for your viewers?
- 问: 你搞那些装疯卖傻的噱头,对你,还是对你的观众有好处?
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- Zany, laugh with them.
- 小丑, 与之欢笑.
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- They threw their King Kong together with an unthinking haste that accounts for its zany illogic.
- 他们在一片未思索的匆忙中,匆匆把金刚凑在一起,而必须为电影的荒唐不合逻辑负责.
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- Is that zany approach an advantage for you or for your viewers?
- 你搞那些装疯卖傻的噱头,对你,还是对你的观众有好处?
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- Michael made us all laugh with his zany tricks.
- 迈克尔玩儿弄各种可笑的把戏把我们都逗笑了.
《简明英汉词典》
- He made us all laugh with his zany tricks.
- 他那些滑稽的恶作剧逗得我们都大笑起来.
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- With zany myopia, economists like to claim that the deeper of cause of everything is economic.
- 由于目光短浅, 经济学家总是一厢情愿的认为所有问题皆由经济因素而起.
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- Clear off the coffee list with the single zany of the tail.
- 有时侯一高兴就帮你清掉咖啡桌上的杂物,就尾巴一摇就搞定了!
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- He tried lecturing in California again with great success in the style of zany inconsequence.
- 他在加州讲演,又非常成功,用的噱头也是模仿丑角的滑稽.
辞典例句
- This creates very spontaneous and zany looking animation and is used for wild, scrambling action.
- 这就很自发故事看动画和用于野生乱行动.
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- She made us all laugh with her zany tricks.
- 她那些滑稽的恶作剧逗得我们都大笑起来.
辞典例句
- He tried lecturing in California, again with great success, in the Ward style of zany inconsequence.
- 他在加州讲演, 又非常成功, 用的噱头也是模仿沃德的.
辞典例句
- With zany myopia, economists like to claim that the deeper cause of every thing is economic.
- 滑稽的是,那些缺乏远见的经济学家总喜欢宣称任何现象都根源于经济.
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- She's special because her coat looks zany. It is sharply divided between horse and zebra.
- 艾克莉丝相当与众不同,毛皮长得很逗趣,马纹与斑马纹的部分壁垒分明.
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