capricious

英 [kə'prɪʃəs] 美 [kə'prɪʃəs]
  • adj. 反复无常的;任性的

中文词源


capricious 反复无常的,任性的

来自caprice.

英文词源


capricious (adj.)
1590s, from French capricieux "whimsical" (16c.), from Italian capriccioso, from capriccio (see caprice). Related: Capriciously; capriciousness.

双语例句


1. The Union accused Walesa of being capricious and undemocratic.
工会指责威尔沙反复无常,不讲民主。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Both sides were troubled throughout by a capricious wind.
双方一直在为风向飘忽不定而苦恼。

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3. We can't go camping while the weather is so capricious.
天气如此多变,我们不能出去宿营.

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4. The aunt was a capricious woman, and governed her husband entirely.
这位舅母是一个反复无常的女人, 丈夫完全为她所驾驭.

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5. It is the first time I have been told I am capricious.
这是我第一次被人说成出尔反尔.

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