whim
gb/wˈɪm/ us/wˈɪm/
B2
อังกฤษ
~ 9300
hirtelen ötlet, szeszély
คำนาม
B2
1
รูปแบบการใช้:
[someone] does [something] on a whim
They decided to drive to the coast on a whim.
Egy hirtelen ötlettől vezérelve úgy döntöttek, hogy leautóznak a tengerpartra.
On a whim, she quit her job and moved abroad.
Egy hirtelen ötlettől vezérelve felmondott, és külföldre költözött.
He bought the expensive watch on a whim and later regretted it.
It started as a whim, but his weekend painting hobby turned into a full-time career.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
I cut my hair short on a whim.
Egy hirtelen ötlettől vezérelve rövidre vágattam a hajam.
She bought the dress on a whim, without thinking.
Gondolkodás nélkül, hirtelen ötletből megvette a ruhát.
We went to the small town on a whim and loved it.
He joined the class on a whim, just to try something new.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes use *whim* like *wish* or *dream* for long-held desires (e.g., "My whim is to be a doctor"). *Whim* is only for short, sudden ideas or desires, usually not very serious. Also, the fixed phrase is "on a whim," not "in a whim" or "with a whim."
ความหมาย
sudden, unplanned desire or idea
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
on a whim
|sudden whim
|passing whim
|idle whim
|act on a whim
คำพ้องความหมาย
impulse (Stresses the sudden feeling that makes you act, slightly more formal and common in psychological or careful descriptions.)
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fancy (Often used in British English; can sound a bit lighter or more playful than “whim.”)
คำตรงข้าม
plan (A plan is something you decide carefully in advance, which is the opposite of doing something on a sudden whim.)
หัวข้อ
emotions
|behavior
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
คำจำกัดความ
A quick, sudden idea or wish to do something, without planning or thinking a lot about it.
A sudden desire or idea to do something, especially when it is not planned or thought about carefully.
คำนาม
C1
2
szeszély
B2
รูปแบบการใช้:
[someone] is at the whim of [someone/something]
Seasonal workers live at the whim of the tourism industry.
Az idénymunkások a turisztikai ágazat szeszélyeinek vannak kitéve.
Under the old system, employees’ hours changed at the whim of their manager.
A régi rendszerben az alkalmazottak munkaideje a vezetőjük szeszélye szerint változott.
The tiny village is at the whims of the weather, which can destroy a year’s crops overnight.
Citizens feared that their property could be taken at the mere whim of those in power.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
The staff felt they were at the whim of the boss.
A dolgozók úgy érezték, ki vannak szolgáltatva a főnök szeszélyeinek.
Their pay went up and down with the whims of the market.
A fizetésük a piac szeszélyeitől függően hol emelkedett, hol csökkent.
Prisoners were punished at the whim of the guards.
Small shops must follow the changing whims of customers.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may translate directly from languages where a similar word means only "desire" and miss the idea of power and unfair control. In this sense, *whim* usually appears in phrases like "at the whim of" or "the whims of" something that has power, such as a boss, market, or government.
ความหมาย
unpredictable, changeable decision or will
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
the whims of
|at the whim of
|subject to the whims of
|changing whims
|whims and fancies
คำพ้องความหมาย
caprice (More formal and literary; often used to describe unpredictable or selfish changes in mood or decisions.)
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whimsy (Often suggests playful or odd behavior; can sound lighter or more charming than “whim” in serious contexts.)
คำตรงข้าม
fairness (Fairness suggests stable, reasonable treatment, the opposite of decisions made according to someone's shifting whims.)
หัวข้อ
society
|power
|behavior
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
คำจำกัดความ
An unpredictable and often unfair personal wish or decision that decides what happens to other people or things.
A changeable or unpredictable personal desire or decision that affects how someone treats others or controls a situation.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
whim
IPA
GB/wˈɪm/
US/wˈɪm/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
whim (1 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (whim)
รูปคำ
Noun
- Base: whim
- Plural: whims
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วลีและสำนวน
at the whim of
1/ˈæt ðə wˈɪm əv/
fixed phrase
controlled by unpredictable decisions
Controlled by the changeable and not very fair wishes or decisions of someone or something.
ตัวอย่าง
- Freelancers often feel they are at the whim of their clients.
- The farmers’ income is at the whim of the weather each year.
on a whim
1/ˈɔn ə wˈɪm/
fixed phrase
because of a sudden impulse
Because of a quick, sudden idea or wish, without planning or thinking a lot first.
ตัวอย่าง
- He moved to the city on a whim and found a great job there.
- They went into the small café on a whim and discovered their new favorite place.
subject to the whims of
1/sˈʌbd͡ʒɪkt tə ðə wˈɪmz əv/
fixed phrase
affected by changing whims
Easily affected or controlled by someone or something that changes its wishes or decisions often.
ตัวอย่าง
- Small island nations are subject to the whims of powerful trading partners.
- In this job, your schedule is subject to the whims of last-minute client requests.
the whims of fate
1/ðə wˈɪmz əv fˈeɪt/
fixed phrase
literary
unpredictable turns of fate
Unpredictable, random things that happen in life, as if some power called fate was changing its mind.
ตัวอย่าง
- Their meeting seemed to be the result of the whims of fate.
- The film shows how success can depend on the whims of fate as much as on hard work.