Behaviour that looks strange, funny, silly, or annoying — clowning, showing off, knocking things over on purpose, making a scene. A parent might laugh at a toddler’s antics; a teacher who is tired of them is not laughing. News can talk about a politician’s antics when the behaviour looks childish. The tone slides: fond, or fed up, depending who is speaking.

Behaviour that looks strange, funny, silly, or annoyingantics 指的是看起來奇怪、好笑、傻氣、或惹人厭的行為—— clowning, showing off, knocking things over on purpose, making a scene耍寶、愛現、故意把東西弄倒、鬧場。 A parent might laugh at a toddler's antics一個爸媽可能會被小小孩的 antics 逗笑； a teacher who is tired of them is not laughing但一個受夠了的老師可不會笑。 News can talk about a politician's antics when the behaviour looks childish新聞也會用 antics 來說一個政治人物的行為看起來很幼稚。 The tone slides: fond, or fed up, depending who is speaking語氣會因人而變：可能是疼愛，也可能是受夠了，要看是誰在說話。

Though actually, English almost always uses the plural. Antics is the normal word; a single antic exists but sounds old or stiff. It does not mean antique (old and valuable), even if the older history of the word sits near grotesque old decorations.

Though actually, English almost always uses the plural不過實際上，英文幾乎都是用複數形。 Antics is the normal word; a single antic exists but sounds old or stiffantics 才是正常的用法；單數的 antic 是存在的，但聽起來很老派、很生硬。 It does not mean antique (old and valuable)它不是 antique古董、古老又值錢的東西的意思， even if the older history of the word sits near grotesque old decorations即使這個字比較早的歷史跟一些奇形怪狀的老裝飾有點關係。