capricious

adj

1. determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason

e.g. a capricious refusal
authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious
the victim of whimsical persecutions

Synonym: impulsivewhimsical

2. changeable

e.g. a capricious summer breeze
freakish weather

Synonym: freakish

1. 反复无常的;善变的
Someone who is capricious often changes their mind unexpectedly.

e.g. The Union accused Walesa of being capricious and undemocratic.
工会指责威尔沙反复无常,不讲民主。
e.g. ...capricious and often brutal leaders.
任意妄为且残忍成性的领导人

2. 变幻莫测的;变幻无常的
Something that is capricious often changes unexpectedly.

e.g. Both sides were troubled throughout by a capricious wind.
双方一直在为风向飘忽不定而苦恼。
e.g. ...a theatre with notoriously capricious acoustics.
音响效果时好时坏、饱受诟病的剧院

1. capricious

1. 反复无常：但可以确信的是,在选择材料时,并没有故意的反复无常(capricious)和武断(arbitrary),而是特殊的思想人物列表(peculiar cast of thought)在无意中决定着本书的意图.

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2. 反复无常的, 多变的：- flawed 有缺陷的 | - capricious 反复无常的, 多变的 | - uncritical 不加批判的

3. 风向不定的：negotiate 挤出一条路 | capricious 风向不定的 | sweep 一系列重大的事件