名詞 antic:

1. a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
   同義詞：joke, prank, trick, caper, put-on

動(dòng)詞 antic:

1. act as or like a clown
   同義詞：clown, clown around

形容詞 antic:

1. ludicrously odd
   同義詞：fantastic, fantastical, grotesque

1. We are laughing at the clown's silly antics.
   我們因小丑笨拙的動(dòng)作而發(fā)笑。
2. I call him an antic old man.
   我稱(chēng)他是個(gè)古怪的老頭。

an.tic

n.（名詞）
A ludicrous or extravagant act or gesture; a caper.
滑稽動(dòng)作：滑稽夸張的動(dòng)作或姿勢(shì)；怪誕動(dòng)作
Archaic A buffoon, especially a performing clown.
【古語(yǔ)】 小丑，丑角：小丑，尤指表演的丑角
adj.（形容詞）
Ludicrously odd; fantastic.
荒誕古怪的；奇異的

來(lái)源：
From Italian antico [ancient (used of grotesque designs on some ancient Roman artifacts)]
源自 意大利語(yǔ) antico [古老的（一些古羅馬雕塑中稀奇古怪的花樣）]
from Latin antoquus [former, old] * see ant-
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) antoquus [以前的，舊的] *參見(jiàn) ant-

【引伸】
an.tically
adv.（副詞）