2021-03-24 ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด W – Whim and a prayer & wimp
2021-03-24
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด W – Whim and a prayer & wimp
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ออกเสียง whim = ‘HWIM’ or ‘WIM’
ออกเสียง wimp = ‘WIMP’
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Choose the Right Synonym for whim
CAPRICE, WHIM, VAGARY, CROTCHET
mean an irrationalor unpredictable idea or desire.
CAPRICE stresses lack of apparent motivation
and suggests willfulness.
by sheer caprice she quit her job
WHIM implies a fantastic, capricious turn of mind or inclination.
an odd antique that was bought on a whim
VAGARY stresses the erratic, irresponsible character of the notionor desire.
he had been prone to strange vagaries
CROTCHET implies an eccentric opinion or preference.
a serious scientist equally known for his bizarre crotchets
Common Errors In English Usage Dictionary
Whim and a prayer
A 1943 hit song depicted
a fighter pilot just barely managing to bring his shot-up plane back to base,
“comin’ in on a wing and a prayer”
(lyrics by Harold Adamson, music by Jimmy McHugh).
Some people who don’t get the allusion
mangle this expressionas “a whim and a prayer.”
Whimsicality and fervent prayerfulness
don’t go together.
Common Errors In English Usage Dictionary
Whimp & wimp
The originaland still by far the most common spelling
of this common bit of slang
meaning “weakling, coward,” is “wimp.”
If you use the much less common “whimp” instead
people may regard you as a little wimpy.
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