whimsy
/ˈhwɪmzɪ/(亦作 whimsey)
noun
(pl. -ies 或 -eys)［mass noun］
1- playfully quaint or fanciful behaviour or humour离奇, 稀奇古怪：
the film is an awkward blend of whimsy and moralizing.
这部电影是离奇情节和说教的蹩脚结合。
1.1
- count noun a whim怪念头, 奇想。
1.2
- count noun a thing that is fanciful or odd离奇的东西, 稀奇古怪的东西：
the stone carvings and whimsies.
石雕和稀奇古怪的东西。
词源
early 17th cent. （in the sense 'caprice'）： probably based on WHIM-WHAM.