单词 | zany |
释义 | zany —zanily, adv. —zaniness, zanyism, n. —zanyish, adj. /zay"nee/, adj., zanier, zaniest, n. , pl. zanies. adj. 1. ludicrously or whimsically comical; clownish. n. 2. one who plays the clown or fool in order to amuse others. 3. a comically wild or eccentric person. 4. a secondary stock character in old comedies who mimicked his master. 5. a professional buffoon; clown. 6. a silly person; simpleton. 7. a slavish attendant or follower. [1560-70; ( < MF) < It zan(n)i (later zanno) a servant character in the commedia dell'arte, perh. orig. the character's name, the Upper Italian form of Tuscan Gianni, for Giovanni John] Syn. 3. kook, crazy, lunatic. |
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