英 [kəˈprɪʃəs] 美 [kəˈprɪʃəs]
adj. （态度或行为）反复无常的，任性的；变幻莫测的，多变的；不合逻辑的，不合情理的
capricious /kəˈprɪʃəs/ TEM8
形容词 Someone who is capricious often changes their mind unexpectedly. 反复无常的; 易变的
He was accused of being capricious and undemocratic.
他被指责反复无常，不讲民主。
... melodious 优美悦耳的 capricious 反复无常的，善变的 erratic不规则的，不正常的，反复无常的 ...
... capricious 反复无常的；任性的 caprice 任性，反复无常；随想曲 capriciousness 变幻莫测，变化无常 ...
... caprice 奇思怪想，变化无常，任性 capricious 变化无常的，任性的 capsule 荚；胶囊 ...
... intractable难以控制的 capricious善变的 nonchalant漠不关心的 ...
capriciously 任性地；善变地
He was accused of being capricious and undemocratic.
他被指责反复无常，不讲民主。
Calling them a bunch of capricious kids with half-formed ideas does them an injustice.
把他们称作一群懵懂无知、喜怒无常的孩子是冤枉了他们。
They're not the menials and servants of capricious gods.
他们也不是变幻无测上帝的奴仆。
So magic in a pagan system, Kaufman claims, is a way of getting around the gods, circumventing the capricious will of the gods and demons.
考夫曼宣称，异教系统中的法术，可以用来应付众神,能使反复无常的神谕和恶魔的诅咒失灵。
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He is ponderously capricious. Many of his casual opinions on the people and scenery of this country are ludicrous.
他十分反复无常，他对这个国家的人和,风景的看法十分滑稽。
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They're not the menials and servants of capricious gods.
他们也不是变幻无测上帝的奴仆。
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While Steve Jobs is certainly capable of being peevish and capricious, his criticisms have the ring of truth.
For Palin, the choice to stay in office until July 26 seems capricious, Culp notes.
The more complex the tax code, the more arbitrary and capricious enforcement is sure to be.
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