| 单词 | capricious |
| 释义 | capricious (kæprɪʃəs ) 1. adjective Someone who is capricious often changes their mind unexpectedly. The Union accused him of being capricious and undemocratic. ...capricious and often brutal leaders. capriciousness uncountable noun Some racehorse owners have a reputation for capriciousness. Synonyms: whimsicality, mercuriality, mercurialness, variableness Synonyms: unpredictability, quirkiness, fickleness, impulsiveness 2. graded adjective Something that is capricious often changes unexpectedly. [literary] Both sides were troubled throughout by a capricious wind. ...a theatre with notoriously capricious acoustics. capriciousness uncountable noun [usually NOUN of noun] Pat stuck it out, despite the capriciousness and inhospitality of the English weather. Synonyms: whimsicality, mercuriality, mercurialness, variableness Synonyms: unpredictability, quirkiness, fickleness, impulsiveness Collocations: capricious nature It's not a misfortune, an unlucky accident to do with climate change and bad weather, and the capricious nature of grass. Times, Sunday Times Here the capricious nature of both rainfall and landowners keep everyone poor. Times, Sunday Times They like people and are interested in their foibles, whims and capricious nature. Times, Sunday Times He notes the capricious nature of sound and shock waves. The Times Literary Supplement His political allies despaired of his capricious nature. Times, Sunday Times |
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