HOUSE OF THE DRAGON · シーズン 1
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whim

/wɪm/B2

一时兴起 / 心血来潮 (n.)

指没有深思熟虑、突然产生的想法或决定。常见搭配 `on a whim`(一时冲动)。国王强调自己立雷妮拉为继承人是经过深思熟虑的,绝非「一时兴起」。

There's been nothing of the sort, Your Grace.
I did not decide to name Rhaenyra my heir on a whim.
All the lords of the kingdom would do well to remember that.