"whims" in Chinese (Simplified)
奇想一时的念头
Definition
突然的、常常不寻常的念头或想法，往往未经深思熟虑就想去做或拥有的东西。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
“Whims” 常用来形容突发的、不理性的欲望，语气常带轻微的负面或调侃。常见短语有 “on a whim”（一时心血来潮）、“at the whim of”。不用于形容重要或经过深思熟虑的决定。
Examples
He always follows his whims and changes his mind a lot.
他总是随自己的**奇想**，经常改变主意。
Children often have strange whims.
孩子们经常有奇怪的**念头**。
Her whims make her difficult to predict.
她的**奇想**让人难以预测她。
He quit his job just to travel the world on his whims.
他辞去了工作，只是凭着自己的**念头**去环游世界。
Buying that red sports car was one of his expensive whims.
买那辆红色跑车是他最昂贵的**奇想**之一。
She redecorates her house according to her latest whims.
她会根据最新的**奇想**重新布置房子。