caprice

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n. 反复无常, 多变, 任性

发音

其它 /kəˈpɹiːs/

词形变化

caprices 复数 caprices

教材释义与例句

名词

任性，反复无常；随想曲，怪想

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An impulsive, seemingly unmotivated action, change of mind, or notion.

    随想

  2. 2.

    A brief romance.

  3. 3.

    An unpredictable or sudden condition, change, or series of changes.

  4. 4.

    A disposition to be impulsive.

  5. 5.

    A capriccio.

    音乐

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

impulse whim

上位词 1

desire

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Italic *kaput Latin caput Vulgar Latin capus Old Italian capo Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰḗrder. Latin ērīcius Old Italian riccio Old Italian caporiccio Italian capricciobor. French capricebor. English caprice Borrowed from French caprice, from Italian capriccio, from caporiccio (“fright, sudden start”). Doublet of capriccio.

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