capricious中文什么意思

adj.
1.反覆无常的，任性的。
2.怪想的。adv.
-ly ,-ness n.

• capricious - steadfast:    易变的
• capricious adventurer:    善变的冒险家
• capricious appetite:    食欲无常

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1. 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。
2. Rich men are capricious and exacting and do not pity and help the poor .
   富人两面三刀，巧取豪夺，既不怜悯也不帮助穷人。
3. Nixon's most capricious actions had occurred in times of quiet, not in reaction to crises .
   尼克松采取最放任的行动是在平静的时候，而不是在对危机做出反应时。
4. Generally speaking, supreme court policy concerning state regulation was neither capricious nor reactionary .
   一般说来，最高法院关于政府管理的政策，既不轻率任性，也不反动。
5. The capricious creature probably wanted a whipping to bring her to the understanding of the principle called mastery .
   这个任性的家伙也许需要挨一顿鞭子，才能使她懂得什么叫主宰。

英文释义

形容词

1. determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; "a capricious refusal"; "authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious"; "the victim of whimsical persecutions"
   同义词：impulsive, whimsical
2. changeable; "a capricious summer breeze"; "freakish weather"
   同义词：freakish

百科释义

Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior.