balmy

/ˈbɑːmi/ (bre, ipa) · [bˈɑmi] /ˈbɑːmi/ (ame, ipa) · [bˈɑmi] /ˈbä-mē How to pronounce balmy (audio) ˈbäl-mē How to pronounce balmy (audio)/ (ame, mw)

balmy — adjective

  • balmypositive
  • balmiercomparative
  • balmiestsuperlative

1. used to describe weather or air that feels gently warm and comfortable

1.形容詞C1
釋義

used to describe weather or air that feels gently warm and comfortable

例句

Noor opened the windows when the balmy evening breeze reached the kitchen.

collocation: balmy evening breeze

After the rain stopped, Diego sat outside and enjoyed the balmy spring air.

common pattern: balmy + season/air noun

同義詞
  • mild

    more neutral and simply shows that the temperature is not extreme

  • warm

    the everyday word and can describe stronger heat than balmy

  • pleasant

    broader and less specific because it can describe many good feelings, not only weather

反義詞
  • chilly

    suggests an uncomfortably cool feeling

  • harsh

    can describe weather that feels rough or severe instead of gentle

用法筆記

Usually describes weather, air, evenings, or nights rather than strong heat from the sun, a fire, or a machine.

常見錯誤

❌The balmy sun burned our skin all afternoon.
✅The hot sun burned our skin all afternoon.
💡'balmy' suggests gentle, pleasant warmth, not painful heat.

2. behaving in a silly or irrational way, or seeming slightly mentally unbalanced

2.形容詞C2
釋義

behaving in a silly or irrational way, or seeming slightly mentally unbalanced

例句

Christopher would be balmy to lend his passport to a stranger.

pattern: be balmy to + verb

That balmy plan to swim in winter made Tamar laugh.

balmy + plan for a foolish idea

同義詞
  • foolish

    focuses on poor judgment more than unusual mental state

  • crazy

    stronger and more general in everyday speech

  • absurd

    better for ideas and plans than for people

反義詞

文法句型

be balmy to + verb

sound balmy

a balmy + noun

用法筆記

Common in casual British English. It can describe either a foolish idea or a person acting oddly, often with mild humour rather than a serious medical meaning.

常見錯誤

❌The medical report described him as balmy.
✅His friends said he sounded balmy.
💡'balmy' is informal and not suitable for formal medical description.