capricious

/kəˈpɹɪʃəs/

Meanings

adjective

反复无常，任性。

Impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim

Examples :

"I almost died in a capricious winter storm."

我差点在一场变化莫测的冬季暴风雪中丧命。

Related Words

determined verb

/dɪˈtɜːmɪnd/ /dɪˈtɝmɪnd/

确定，决定

"The teacher determined the parameters of the history project, specifying the required length and number of sources. "

老师确定了历史项目的范围，明确规定了所需长度和参考文献的数量。

and noun

/ænd/ /ənd/ /ən/

后半拍

"The drummer emphasized the ands in the song, making the rhythm very clear. "

鼓手在歌曲中强调了后半拍，使节奏非常鲜明。

almost noun

/ɔːl.ˈməʊst/ /ˈɑl.moʊst/

差一点，差点儿。

"In all the submissions, they found four papers that were clearly worth publishing and another dozen almosts."

在所有提交的稿件中，他们发现了四篇明显值得发表的论文，还有另外十几篇差一点儿就能发表的。

impulsive noun

/ɪmˈpʌlsɪv/

冲动因素，推动力.

"The sudden opportunity was the impulsive behind her decision to quit her job and travel the world. "

这个突如其来的机会是她辞掉工作、环游世界的冲动因素。

died verb

/daɪd/

去世，死亡

"My grandfather died peacefully in his sleep last night. "

我的爷爷昨晚在睡梦中安详地去世了。

whim noun

/wɪm/

一时兴起, 突发奇想

"On a whim, Sarah decided to bake a cake for her friend's birthday. "

萨拉一时兴起，决定为她朋友的生日烤个蛋糕。

by noun

/baɪ/

蜜蜂

"The bee diligently collected pollen from the flowers. "

蜜蜂勤劳地从花朵上采集花粉。

impulse noun

/ˈɪmpʌls/

冲动， импульс。

"The sudden impulse to dance made her jump up and down during the meeting. "

突然涌上来的跳舞的冲动让她在会议中跳了起来。

winter noun

/ˈwɪntɚ/ /ˈwɪntə/

冬天，冬季

"The winter holidays are a popular time for family gatherings. "

冬天假期是家人团聚的热门时间。

unpredictable noun

/ˌʌnprɪˈdɪktəbəl/ /ˌʌnpɹɪˈdɪktəbəl/

难以预测的事，不可预测的事

"The weather today is an unpredictable. "

今天的天气变化莫测。

chance noun

[tʃʰans] [tʃʰeəns] [tʃʰɐːns] [tʃʰɑːns]

机会，可能性

"We had the chance to meet the president last week."

上周我们有机会见到总统。

storm noun

/stɔːm/ /stɔɹm/

暴风雨，风暴

"The sudden storm flooded the streets, making it impossible to get to school on time. "

突如其来的暴风雨淹没了街道，让人根本无法按时上学。