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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

      • You don't remember how I came to your the world how blatant nonsense capricious defiant.
        你不会记得我是怎样来过你的世界怎样的喧嚣胡闹任性跋扈。
      • I like to play at being capricious.
        我喜欢假装得很善变。
      • Humans erect cities to shelter themselves from nature's capricious ways.
        人类建造城市在反复无常的大自然中庇护自己。
      • Romantic heroines are often capricious.
        浪漫的女主人公往往难以捉摸。
      • Investors complain that China's system is capricious, for instance.
        例如,投资者们抱怨,中国的制度反复无常。
      • Given to capricious or unstable behavior.
        古怪的用以指变化无常的或不稳定的行为。
      • But when people view power structures as capricious and dangerous, they tend to be fatalist.
        而当人们认为组织权力结构变化无常且充满危险时,他们更倾向于成为宿命论者。
      • A spoiled child is often capricious.
        被惯坏的孩子常常是任性的。
      • Both sides were troubled throughout by a capricious wind.
        双方一直在为风向飘忽不定而苦恼。
      • But sometimes power seems capricious and harmful; panic-stricken governments suddenly do unpredictable, negative things.
        但有些时候权力显得变化无常而又有害。陷入恐慌情绪的政府会突然采取出人意料并有负面影响的举措。