capricious
/kəˈprɪʃəs/adjective
1- given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behaviour情绪化的, 阴晴不定的, 多变的:
a capricious and often brutal administration.
既阴晴不定却又常常很粗暴的管理。
1.1
- changing according to no discernible rules; unpredictable随心所欲的; 变化莫测的:
a capricious climate.
多变的气候。
派生词
capriciously
adverbcapriciousness
noun词源
early 17th cent.: from French capricieux, from Italian (see CAPRICCIOSO).