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on a caprice
表示因一时冲动或任性而做某事。
She decided to quit her job on a caprice.
她一时任性决定辞职。
心血来潮；一时冲动
caprices — plural of caprice
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心血来潮；一时冲动
An impulsive action or change of mind with no apparent motive.
She decided to quit her job on a caprice.
她一时任性决定辞职。
冲动的、看似无缘无故的行为、变心或念头。
An impulsive, seemingly unmotivated action, change of mind, or notion.
短暂的浪漫关系。
A brief romance.
不可预测或突然的状况、变化或一系列变化。
An unpredictable or sudden condition, change, or series of changes.
冲动的倾向。
A disposition to be impulsive.
She bought the expensive dress on a caprice, without thinking about her budget.
她一时任性买了那条昂贵的裙子，没考虑预算。
His decisions are often driven by caprice rather than careful thought.
他的决定往往出于任性，而非深思熟虑。
The garden's design reflects the owner's artistic caprices.
花园的设计反映了主人艺术上的任性想法。
表示因一时冲动或任性而做某事。
She decided to quit her job on a caprice.
她一时任性决定辞职。
强调受某人或某事物反复无常的影响。
The project was abandoned at the caprice of the manager.
项目因经理的一时心血来潮而被放弃。
常用于描述被动地受他人任性支配。
Their lives were subject to the caprice of the dictator.
他们的生活受制于独裁者的反复无常。
Not this
She is very caprice.
Use this
She is very capricious.
caprice 是名词，表示“反复无常”的行为或想法，而形容词形式是 capricious。中文学习者容易混淆词性，直接使用名词作表语，应改为形容词形式。
Not this
He caprices too much.
Use this
He is too capricious.
caprice 是名词，不能用作动词。表达“反复无常”的性格时，应使用形容词 capricious 或短语 act on a caprice。
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