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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

        • Eg. her decision to wear only black clothes was pure caprice.
          她决定只穿黑衣服完全是忽发奇想。
        • Something is the matter with you, caprice.
          你真的有点问题,可普莉斯。
        • 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。
        • Even though I could gratify every caprice and lay my hands on every object of desire, I would not go into rapture, unless with you in my life.
          除非生命中有你,否则,即使能恣意妄为,能染指任何想要的,我也不会快乐。
        • The Baron might possibly have perceived it, but, attributing it to a caprice, feigned ignorance.
          男爵或许也觉察到她那种态度,但他认为这只是他女儿的怪僻,假装不知道。
        • 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。
        • 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。
        • The individual= s ends will change as he learns from other people; they may also change out of sheer caprice.
          人的目的会受他人的影响而改变,也可能干脆反复无常。
        • 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。