adjective
zanier, zaniest
- amusingly unconventional and idiosyncratic希奇古怪的, 荒唐可笑的:
zany humour.
奇特有趣的幽默感。
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- an erratic or eccentric person古怪的人。
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- historical a comic performer partnering a clown, whom he imitated in an amusing way〈史〉(与小丑合作演出并模仿小丑的)丑角。
派生词
zanily
adverbzaniness
noun词源
late 16th cent.: from French zani or Italian zan(n)i, Venetian form of Gianni, Giovanni 'John', stock name of the servants acting as clowns in the commedia dell'arte.