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
- Even though I could gratify every caprice and lay my hands on every object of desire, I would not go into rapture, unless with you in my life.
除非生命中有你，否则，即使能恣意妄为，能染指任何想要的，我也不会快乐。 - 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。 - Her name is caprice and she's got shingles.
她叫凯普莱斯，只不过是有疱疹。 - 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？ - The spectre showed a spectre's ordinary caprice: it gave no sign of being;
幽灵显示出幽灵素有的反复无常，它偏偏不来！ - 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。 - 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。 - Don't be in awe of its caprice, though sometimes it comes and goes unseen.
不要敬畏它的无常，虽然有时它来去无踪； - 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。 - 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。