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
• 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

• He acted not from reason, but from caprice.
  他不是凭理智，而是凭幻想来行动。
• Don't be in awe of its caprice, though sometimes it comes and goes unseen.
  不要敬畏它的无常，虽然有时它来去无踪；
• According to the Caprice of the mind.
  追随心灵无常的遐想。
• 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！
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Once passed, cannot be changed or varied according to the whim or caprice of any officer, board or individual.
  一旦通过，就不能由于任何官员，委员会或个人的一时兴致或反复无常而变更或修改。
• 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。