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capricious

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ca·pri·cious /kəˈprɪʃəs/ adjective  1 WANTlikely to change your mind suddenly or behave in an unexpected way 反复无常的;任性的 She was as capricious as her mother had been. 她和她母亲当初一样反复无常。2 CHANGE/BECOME DIFFERENT literary changing quickly and suddenly 变幻无常的,变幻莫测的 a capricious wind 变幻莫测的风capriciously adverb
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capriciousRegulation can vary from laissez-faire to the oppressive and capricious.A capricious and malevolent spirit, thing of shadows.Employees need legal protection against capricious and unfair actions by their employers.His love was capricious, brazenly conditional and in permanently short supply.Closer analysis shows that the motif does not appear as a random or capricious feature but follows a pattern.Eva Peron was vain, she was capricious, she was horribly insecure.His feet turned capricious, slipping off at odd angles.the capricious tastes of childrenFor instance, if environmental changes are capricious, the animal's migration viewed in isolation will also be capricious.
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capricious
capricious /kəˈprɪʃəs/ adjective
1. likely to change your mind suddenly or behave in an unexpected way:
    She was as capricious as her mother had been.
2. literary changing quickly and suddenly:
    a capricious wind
—capriciously adverb


ca·pri·ciousBrE /kəˈprɪʃəs/ 🔊NAmE /kəˈprɪʃəs/ 🔊 adjective (formal) showing sudden changes in attitude or behaviour (态度或行为)反复无常的;任性的 SYN unpredictable changing suddenly and quickly 变化无常的;变幻莫测的;多变的 SYN changeable a capricious climate变化无常的气候 ca·pri·cious·ly BrE /kəˈprɪʃəsli/ 🔊NAmE /kəˈprɪʃəsli/ 🔊 adverb ca·pri·cious·ness BrE /kəˈprɪʃəsnəs/ 🔊NAmE /kəˈprɪʃəsnəs/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]