| 词汇 | caprice |
| 释义 | capriceWord family adjectivecapriciousadverbcapriciouslynouncapricecapriciousness ca·price /kəˈpriːs/ noun 1 [countableC, uncountableU]WANT a sudden and unreasonable change of mind or behaviour 任性；反复无常的行为 the caprices of a spoilt child 一个被宠坏的孩子的任性行为 2. [uncountableU]WANT the tendency to change your mind suddenly or behave in an unexpected way 反复无常 Examples from the Corpus caprice• She emanated worldliness and the self-confidence of one who is indifferent to everything but her own needs and caprices.• They know their son, and are more or less resigned to his caprices, but they know his consistencies, too.• Human caprice crumbles before this necessity; there can be no human autonomy in the face of technical autonomy.• It is a cacophony of caprice and color.• One day the King in a fit of caprice, sent a message to Kabir to come and sing before him.• If he was to be a martyr to this strange woman's caprices, then so be it.• They drank the rage or the lust or the caprice of mortals whose souls returned to dissolve in this sea of energy.• As with many other puzzles, the caprices of politics have reinforced the legacy of history.• the caprices of a spoiled child (1600-1700) French Italian capriccio “head with hair standing straight up, shudder”, from capo “head” + riccio “hedgehog” |
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