capricious

大学 FREQ #27459

a. 反复无常的, 多变的, 任性的

发音

其它 /kəˈpɹɪʃəs/
US /kəˈpɹɪʃəs/

词形变化

more capricious 比较级 most capricious 最高级

教材释义与例句

形容词

反复无常的；任性的

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim.

    反复无常的

    善变的

    任性的

    I almost died in a capricious winter storm.

    Stringent rulers are unlikely to act capriciously.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 3

impulsive whimsical freakish

近义相关 2

unpredictable arbitrary

相关短语

arbitrary and capricious

词源

Borrowed from Middle French capricieux, from Italian capriccioso, from capriccio. By surface analysis, caprice + -ious.

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