Word · Frequency #18863
capricious
反复无常；多变；任性
changeable
- 1.
Impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim.
冲动且不可预测的；由偶然、冲动或奇想决定的。
- 2.
changeable
易变的
- 3.
determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
由偶然、冲动或 whims 决定,而非出于必要或理性
冲动且不可预测的；由偶然、冲动或奇想决定的。；易变的；由偶然、冲动或 whims 决定,而非出于必要或理性；反复无常的；多变的
In use
The weather here is capricious, so you should always carry an umbrella.
His capricious decisions often confuse the whole team.
I never know what to expect from her capricious moods.
a capricious summer breeze
a capricious refusal
authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious
capricious + n.
Her capricious behavior annoyed everyone.
她反复无常的行为惹恼了大家。
be capricious
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Connections
Collocations
- capricious weather
- 变幻莫测的天气
- The capricious weather made planning the picnic difficult.变幻莫测的天气让计划野餐变得困难。
- capricious nature
- 反复无常的性情
- Her capricious nature made it hard to predict how she would react.她反复无常的性情让人很难预测她会作何反应。
- capricious behavior
- 任性多变的行为
- His capricious behavior at work frustrated his colleagues.他在工作中任性多变的行为令同事感到沮丧。
- capricious fate
- 变幻莫测的命运
- They were at the mercy of capricious fate.他们任由变幻莫测的命运摆布。
- capricious ruler
- 反复无常的统治者
- The citizens lived in fear of their capricious ruler.公民们生活在对反复无常统治者的恐惧之中。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
capricious = cap(帽子)+ricious，想象心情像换帽子，随手一换就变卦，冲动任性、反复无常。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：literary writing、formal criticism、government or legal analysis capricious 通常用于正式或书面语，多出现在文学、评论或正式论述中；口语中较少见，常用 changeable、unpredictable 等代替。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 capricious /kəˈprɪʃəs/ 押韵的词：delicious、suspicious、ambitious、malicious、vicious，它们的重读元音均为 /ɪ/，后面接 /ʃəs/。ambitious 拼作 -tious 但发音相同。注意 conscious 也以 -cious 结尾，但读作 /ˈkɒnʃəs/，重读元音不同，不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.