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capricious

capricious

[英] [kəˈprɪʃəs, -ˈpri:ʃəs] [美] [kəˈprɪʃəs, -ˈpriʃəs] 生词本

adj.

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1. ADJ-GRADED 反复无常的;善变的 Someone who is capricious often changes their mind unexpectedly. 
  • The Union accused Walesa of being capricious and undemocratic.

    工会指责威尔沙反复无常,不讲民主。

  • ...capricious and often brutal leaders.

    任意妄为且残忍成性的领导人

capriciousness
  • Lady racehorse owners have a reputation for capriciousness.

    赛马的女主人们出了名地性格多变。

2. ADJ-GRADED 变幻莫测的;变幻无常的 Something that is capricious often changes unexpectedly. 
  • Both sides were troubled throughout by a capricious wind.

    双方一直在为风向飘忽不定而苦恼。

  • ...a theatre with notoriously capricious acoustics.

    音响效果时好时坏、饱受诟病的剧院

capriciousness
  • Pat stuck it out, despite the capriciousness and inhospitality of the English weather.

    尽管英国天气变化无常、十分糟糕,帕特还是挺了过来。

Adjective

1. changeable;

  • "a capricious summer breeze"
  • "freakish weather"

2. determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason;

  • "a capricious refusal"
  • "authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious"
  • "the victim of whimsical persecutions"
1. We can't go camping while the weather is so capricious.
天气如此多变,我们不能出去宿营。

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