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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

        • His lack of money was the result of caprice in spending on unnecessary.
          他经济上的窘迫是因为他肆意的把钱花在一些没有必要的东西上。
        • Based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice.
          基于或者受制于个人的判断或者喜好,有时甚至是冲动或者任性。
        • This wasn't a love that depended on chance or caprice, but a love as mighty and eternal as the universe itself.
          这不是依赖机会或反复无常的爱,这爱跟宇宙本身一样巨大和永恒。
        • To execute any caprice or order of her patients is her chiefest joy and reward.
          执行病人的任何离奇想法或命令,是她的最重要的欢乐和酬劳。
        • Her name is caprice and she's got shingles.
          她叫凯普莱斯,只不过是有疱疹。
        • 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。
        • A hailstorm in July is a caprice of nature.
          七月天的一场冰雹是大自然的反复无常的变化。
        • 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。
        • Let our friendship be a caprice.
          就让我们的友谊算作一时遣兴吧。