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
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.- 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。
- I lived in terror of her sudden caprices and moods.
英英释义
noun
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。 - Is it mere caprice, or is there some reason behind the choice?
这样的选择仅仅是神的怪想，还是在其背后有某种道理？ - Because of a history of sanctions and the caprice of their leadership, Libyans and Iraqis alike have benefitted little from their country's oil wealth.
因为长期遭受制裁，领导人反复无常，利比亚人和伊拉克人一样，从国家的石油财富中获利甚少。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - He acted not from reason, but from caprice.
他不是凭理智，而是凭幻想来行动。 - 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。 - 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。