A screwball is a person who seems very strange or a little crazy. They do not follow the usual rules of how people talk and act.

A screwball is a person who seems very strange or a little crazyScrewball是一個看起來很奇怪、有點瘋瘋癲癲的人。They do not follow the usual rules of how people talk and act他們不遵守一般人說話和做事的常規。

The word is informal, and it is more American than British. It is often a bit fond — more “what a character” than a hard insult — but it can still sting if you say it about someone in the room.

The word is informal這個字是口語的，and it is more American than British而且比較常在美式英文出現，不太常在英式英文出現。It is often a bit fond它常常帶點喜愛的感覺——more 'what a character' than a hard insult比較像是「這人真有個性」而不是一句重話——but it can still sting if you say it about someone in the room但如果你當著人的面說，還是可能刺痛人。

You also hear it as an adjective: a screwball idea, or screwball comedy, which is a kind of film that is fast, silly, and wild.

You also hear it as an adjective你也會聽到它當形容詞用：a screwball ideaa screwball idea（一個瘋狂的點子），or screwball comedy, which is a kind of film that is fast, silly, and wild或screwball comedy（一種節奏快、搞笑又瘋狂的電影類型）。

Though actually, in baseball a screwball is also a throw that breaks the other way from a curveball; that odd, unexpected flight is probably why the word attached to odd people. This entry is the person, not the ball.

Though actually, in baseball a screwball is also a throw不過其實在棒球裡，screwball也指一種投球 that breaks the other way from a curveball往跟curveball相反方向轉彎；that odd, unexpected flight is probably why the word attached to odd people這種奇怪、出人意料的飛行軌跡，可能就是這個字後來被拿來形容怪人的原因。This entry is the person, not the ball這個詞條講的是人，不是那顆球。