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
- Her name is caprice and she's got shingles.
她叫凯普莱斯,只不过是有疱疹。 - 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。 - Based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice.
基于或者受制于个人的判断或者喜好,有时甚至是冲动或者任性。 - 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。 - The individual= s ends will change as he learns from other people; they may also change out of sheer caprice.
人的目的会受他人的影响而改变,也可能干脆反复无常。 - Talent and intelligence never yet inoculated anyone against the caprice of the Fates, and I do not for a moment suppose that everyone here has enjoyed an existence of unruffled privilege and contentment.
拥有才华和智慧,从来不会使人对命运的反复无常有所准备;我也不会假设大家坐在这里冷静地满足于自身的优越感。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - This wasn't a love that depended on chance or caprice, but a love as mighty and eternal as the universe itself.
这不是依赖机会或反复无常的爱,这爱跟宇宙本身一样巨大和永恒。