[GRE词汇精讲：capricious] 英语四级4000必考词汇
capricious: 善变的; governed or characterized by caprice 1) governed or characterized by caprice; characterized by or subject to whim; impulsive and unpredictable. arbitrary, INCONSTANT. 2) inclined to change one"s mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable 3) capriciously, capriciousness 4) impulsive, tending to act according to whim 5) changeable; fickle 6) changing one’s mind quickly and often Synonyms: arbitrary, erratic, unpredictable capricious <> persistent, predictable, pertinacious, stable, steadfast, immovable capricious <> immovable, constant, deliberate, steadfast, pertinacious capricious : deliberation capriciousness <> pertinacity 善变<>顽固 He was so capricious that he rarely kept a job longer than a few months. The capricious bride-to-be has a different church in mind for her wedding every few days. capricious : deliberate = insubordinate : submissiveness(我选的这个，也有干扰项 capricious : CONSTANCY ( PREDICTION ) capricious : whimsical = foresight : prudent capricious : whim = objective : fact 参加过新GRE考试的同学会亲身体会到GRE词汇考察的下降并没有是GRE考试变得简单，甚至加大了GRE词汇量，因为新GRE词汇改变了对学生考察的侧重点，更加注重对实际语言能力的考察。