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capricious

英 [kəˈprɪʃəs]

美 [kəˈprɪʃəs]

adj.  (态度或行为)反复无常的; 任性的; 变化无常的; 变幻莫测的; 多变的

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BNC.18863 / COCA.17285

牛津词典

    adj.

    • (态度或行为)反复无常的;任性的
      showing sudden changes in attitude or behaviour
      1. 变化无常的;变幻莫测的;多变的
        changing suddenly and quickly
        1. a capricious climate
          变化无常的气候

      柯林斯词典

      • ADJ-GRADED 反复无常的;善变的
        Someone who iscapriciousoften changes their mind unexpectedly.
        1. The Union accused Walesa of being capricious and undemocratic.
          工会指责威尔沙反复无常,不讲民主。
        2. ...capricious and often brutal leaders.
          任意妄为且残忍成性的领导人
      • ADJ-GRADED 变幻莫测的;变幻无常的
        Something that iscapriciousoften changes unexpectedly.
        1. Both sides were troubled throughout by a capricious wind.
          双方一直在为风向飘忽不定而苦恼。
        2. ...a theatre with notoriously capricious acoustics.
          音响效果时好时坏、饱受诟病的剧院

      英英释义

      adj

      • determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
        1. a capricious refusal
        2. authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious
        3. the victim of whimsical persecutions
        Synonym:impulsivewhimsical
      • changeable
        1. a capricious summer breeze
        2. freakish weather
        Synonym:freakish

      双语例句

      • Sometimes I think I'm a bad girl, capricious, adamant, and bilious.
        有时我觉得我是坏的女孩,任性,坚决,和胆汁。
      • Those have the ability to be capricious should also strong.
        有本事任性的人,也要有本事坚强!
      • I be so capricious, you don't love.
        我就是这样任性,迩爱要不要。
      • We can't go camping while the weather is so capricious.
        天气如此变化莫测,我们无法去野营了。
      • I like to play at being capricious.
        我喜欢假装得很善变。
      • Both sides were troubled throughout by a capricious wind.
        双方一直在为风向飘忽不定而苦恼。
      • I could not understand her capricious behavior.
        我无法理解她那反复无常的态度。
      • Our hearts are capricious: it's their only diversion and their only excuse.
        我们凭一时高兴而随心所欲,这是我们仅有的消遣和唯一的借口。
      • Even Second Life can be capricious about property.
        即便是《第二生命》,在财产方面也会反复无常。
      • He was a cruel and capricious tyrant.
        他是个残忍而变幻无常的暴君。