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caprice

英 [kəˈpriːs]

美 [kəˈpriːs]

n.  (态度或行为的)无缘无故突变; 任性; 反复无常; 善变

复数:caprices 第三人称单数:caprices 

GRETEM8

BNC.34007 / COCA.26827

牛津词典

    noun

    • (态度或行为的)无缘无故突变,反复无常;任性
      a sudden change in attitude or behaviour for no obvious reason
      1. 反复无常;善变
        the tendency to change your mind suddenly or behave unexpectedly

        柯林斯词典

        • N-VAR 任性;反复无常;善变
          Acapriceis an unexpected action or decision which has no strong reason or purpose.
          1. I lived in terror of her sudden caprices and moods.
            她的任性妄为和喜怒无常让我整天提心吊胆。

        英英释义

        noun

        • a sudden desire
          1. he bought it on an impulse
          Synonym:impulsewhim

        双语例句

        • Let our friendship be a caprice.
          就让我们的友谊算作一时遣兴吧。
        • For He Who is the fullness of all things and Who possesses all that He will, wills nothing by caprice.
          对于充满万物的和按他的意志支配万物的上帝,由于诸行无常意志不复存在。
        • The spectre showed a spectre's ordinary caprice: it gave no sign of being;
          幽灵显示出幽灵素有的反复无常,它偏偏不来!
        • Before the establishment of labor unions, a worker could be discharged at the caprice of any manager.
          在工会组织建立以前,一个工人可能因任何一个经理人员的一时兴起而被解雇。
        • I lived in terror of her sudden caprices and moods.
          她的任性妄为和喜怒无常让我整天提心吊胆。
        • Whimsical i.determined by, arising from, or marked by whim or caprice.
          异想天开古怪念头或异想天开的所决定的。
        • He acted not from reason, but from caprice.
          他不是凭理智,而是凭幻想来行动。
        • And my flawed characters, such as caprice, fickleness and vanity, were the mistakes made by innocence.
          我的缺陷特征,如任性,浮躁与虚荣,是错误的清白。
        • Her name is caprice and she's got shingles.
          她叫凯普莱斯,只不过是有疱疹。
        • Her refusal to go to the party is a mere caprice.
          她拒绝参加宴会完全是无理由的突发之举。