英语词汇“zany”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

za•ny adj., -ni•er, -ni•est.

very silly;
absurdly comical:a zany comedian.

za•ni•ness, n. [uncountable]

za•ny adj., -ni•er, -ni•est, n., pl. -nies.
adj.

ludicrously or whimsically comical;
clownish.

one who plays the clown or fool in order to amuse others.
a comically wild or eccentric person.
a secondary stock character in old comedies who mimicked his master.
a professional buffoon;
clown.
a silly person;
simpleton.
a slavish attendant or follower.

Italian zan(n)i (later zanno) a servant character in the commedia dell'arte, perh. origin, originally the character's name, the Upper Italian form of Tuscan Gianni, for Giovanni John
Middle French)
(1560–70

za′ni•ly, adv.
za′ni•ness, za′ny•ism, n.
za′ny•ish, adj.

3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged kook, crazy, lunatic.

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zany /ˈzeɪnɪ/ adj ( -nier, -niest)

comical in an endearing way; imaginatively funny or comical, esp in behaviour

n ( pl -nies)

a clown or buffoon, esp one in old comedies who imitated other performers with ludicrous effect
a ludicrous or foolish person

Etymology: 16th Century: from Italian zanni, from dialect (Venice and Lombardy) Zanni, nickname for Giovanni John; one of the traditional names for a clown

ˈzanily adv ˈzaniness n

单词	zany
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 za•ny /ˈzeɪni/USA pronunciation adj., -ni•er, -ni•est. very silly; absurdly comical:a zany comedian. za•ni•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 za•ny (zā′nē),USA pronunciation adj., -ni•er, -ni•est, n., pl. -nies. adj. ludicrously or whimsically comical; clownish. n. one who plays the clown or fool in order to amuse others. a comically wild or eccentric person. a secondary stock character in old comedies who mimicked his master. a professional buffoon; clown. a silly person; simpleton. a slavish attendant or follower. Italian zan(n)i (later zanno) a servant character in the commedia dell'arte, perh. origin, originally the character's name, the Upper Italian form of Tuscan Gianni, for Giovanni John Middle French) (1560–70 za′ni•ly, adv. za′ni•ness, za′ny•ism, n. za′ny•ish, adj. 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged kook, crazy, lunatic. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: zany /ˈzeɪnɪ/ adj ( -nier, -niest) comical in an endearing way; imaginatively funny or comical, esp in behaviour n ( pl -nies) a clown or buffoon, esp one in old comedies who imitated other performers with ludicrous effect a ludicrous or foolish person Etymology: 16th Century: from Italian zanni, from dialect (Venice and Lombardy) Zanni, nickname for Giovanni John; one of the traditional names for a clown ˈzanily adv ˈzaniness n
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