忽发奇想 meaning in English
suddenly hit upon [had] a wild idea; inspiration; suddenly harbour a dream; suddenly come upon strange notion
Examples
- In her room she had a fancy to put on her "freak" dress .
她到了房间里忽发奇想，穿上了自己的一件“奇装。” - The fancy came to me that the old priest was smiling as he lay there in his coffin .
我忽发奇想，好象躺在棺木里的老教士微笑了。 - He suddenly felt the jungle was protective, a butter against all the demands that would be made .
他忽发奇想，觉得这丛林倒可以保护他，免得他再受种种煎逼。 - Her decision to wear only black clothes was pure caprice
她决定只穿黑衣服完全是忽发奇想。 - In her room she had a fancy to put on her " freak " dress
她到了房间里忽发奇想，穿上了自己的一件“奇装。 ”