"crazy, eccentric," 1935, variant of whacky (n.) "fool," late 1800s British slang, probably ultimately from whack "a blow, stroke," from the notion of being whacked on the head one too many times.
中文解释
1. thwack => whack.2. 同源拟声词：thwack, whack, whang.3. whack => whacky => wacky (from the notion of being whacked on the head one too many times; a person who behaves as if he had been whacked on the head).4. wacky => wack (back-formation from wacky).5. 韩国电影：《痞子老师》：《Mr. Wacky》.6. 日本动画片：《古怪赛车》：《Wacky Races》.7. 国外儿童书籍：Wacky Wednesday 苏斯博士：古怪的星期三.8. wacky → wack(n.怪人)+y → 古怪的. wack音“歪客” → 怪人
实用例句
1. Wacky ideas are commonplace among space scientists.
太空科学家想法古怪是不足为奇的。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Some of his friends are pretty wild and wacky characters.
他的一些朋友是那种放荡不羁又怪里怪气的人。
来自《权威词典》
3. Have you been using that wacky paste stuff that made me see my sister get eaten?
你用了那个让我看到我妹妹被吃掉的奇怪的糨糊 吗 ?
来自电影对白
4. What was I thinking of, picking a wacky subject like cryonics?
我当初到底是怎么想的 —— 竟然挑了一个人体冷冻术这样的古怪话题?
来自互联网
5. Many Norwegians consider the idea wacky, according to media reports.