zany

zany

英 ['zeɪnɪ]
　　美 ['zeni]

adj. 滑稽的；古怪的；愚蠢的
　　n. 小醜；笨人；馬屁精

中文詞源：

zany 古怪的

來自意大利語zani,小醜，來自John的威尼斯方言讀音變體，由小醜引申詞義古怪的。詞義演變比較dick,doll,willy.

例句：

1. Michael made us all laugh with his zany tricks.
邁克爾玩兒弄各種可笑的把戲把我們都逗笑瞭.

2. She made us all laugh with her zany tricks.
她那些滑稽的惡作劇逗得我們都大笑起來.

3. He tried lecturing in California again with great success in the style of zany inconsequence.
他在加州講演,又非常成功,用的噱頭也是模仿醜角的滑稽.

4. He tried lecturing in California, again with great success, in the Ward style of zany inconsequence.
他在加州講演, 又非常成功, 用的噱頭也是模仿沃德的.

5. Is that zany approach an advantage for you or for your viewers?
你搞那些裝瘋賣傻的噱頭,對你,還是對你的觀眾有好處?