antics

an·tics /ˈæntɪks/ noun [plural]

BEHAVEbehaviour that seems strange, funny, silly, or annoying 古怪可笑的举动

We’re all growing tired of his childish antics.

我们都厌倦了他那些幼稚的滑稽举动。

► see thesaurus at behaviour

Examples from the Corpus

antics• Her shoulder was stinging, but Maria couldn't help laughing at his effervescent antics.• She glanced around with an innocent expression on her face, but all eyes were on the Doctor's antics.• Certainly, in comparison to Errol Flynn's, Finch's antics were mild.• Three skydivers jumped off a skyscraper, but most skydivers disapprove of such antics.• Classical music elders may turn up their noses, but so far, the antics are working.• The Queen is said to disapprove of the antics of some of the younger members of the Royal Family.• The Bloomsbury Group is only one of dozens of such groups, albeit one whose antics have been chronicled at numbing length.

Origin antics

(1500-1600) antic “strange” ((16-19 centuries)), from Italian antico “ancient”, from Latin antiquus; → ANTIQUE1

词汇	antics
释义	antics an·tics /ˈæntɪks/ noun [plural] BEHAVEbehaviour that seems strange, funny, silly, or annoying 古怪可笑的举动 We’re all growing tired of his childish antics. 我们都厌倦了他那些幼稚的滑稽举动。 ► see thesaurus at behaviour Examples from the Corpus antics• Her shoulder was stinging, but Maria couldn't help laughing at his effervescent antics.• She glanced around with an innocent expression on her face, but all eyes were on the Doctor's antics.• Certainly, in comparison to Errol Flynn's, Finch's antics were mild.• Three skydivers jumped off a skyscraper, but most skydivers disapprove of such antics.• Classical music elders may turn up their noses, but so far, the antics are working.• The Queen is said to disapprove of the antics of some of the younger members of the Royal Family.• The Bloomsbury Group is only one of dozens of such groups, albeit one whose antics have been chronicled at numbing length. Origin antics (1500-1600) antic “strange” ((16-19 centuries)), from Italian antico “ancient”, from Latin antiquus; → ANTIQUE1
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