名詞 zany:

1. a buffoon in one of the old comedies; imitates others for ludicrous effect
2. a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
   同義詞：fathead, goof, goofball, bozo, jackass, goose, cuckoo, twat

形容詞 zany:

1. ludicrous, foolish
   同義詞：cockamamie, cockamamy, goofy, sappy, silly, wacky, whacky
2. like a clown
   同義詞：buffoonish, clownish, clownlike

1. She made us all laugh with her zany tricks.
   她那些滑稽的惡作劇逗得我們都大笑起來(lái)。

za.ny

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 za.nies
A ludicrous, buffoonish character in old comedies who attempts feebly to mimic the tricks of the clown.
小丑，丑角：舊時(shí)喜劇中滑稽可笑的角色，他們愚笨地來(lái)模仿小丑的把戲
A comical person given to extravagant or outlandish behavior.
丑角：給人過分的或離奇的表演的喜劇演員
adj.（形容詞）
za.ni.er,za.ni.est
Ludicrously comical; clownish.
荒謬可笑的；像小丑的
Comical because of incongruity or strangeness; bizarre.
荒唐可笑的：因?yàn)椴缓椭C和怪異而滑稽可笑的；異乎尋常的

來(lái)源：
French zani
法語(yǔ) zani
from Italian dialectal zanni
源自 意大利方言 zanni
from Zanni
源自 Zanni
variant of Italian Gianni
意大利語(yǔ) Gianni的變體
nickname for Giovanni [John, the name of servants who act as clowns in commedia dell`arte]
Giovanni的綽號(hào) [約翰，在喜劇《戴拉》中扮演小丑的仆人的名字]

【引伸】
za.nily
adv.（副詞）
za.niness
n.（名詞）