caper

英['keɪpə(r)]美['keɪpər]
  • n. 跳跃；恶作剧；罪恶的勾当；续随子（有刺灌木）
  • v. 雀跃；蹦跳

    • 记忆方法

    词源记忆法
    来自拉丁词caper，山羊。词源同cab，cabriolet.
    谐音记忆法
    可用谐音法，谐音：cap头，per蹦。摇头晃脑的蹦表示开心——雀跃，欢蹦。
      verb(动词)
      1. 欢跃;雀跃
      noun(名词)
      1. [ C ] 不法勾当；不同寻常的行为；可笑的活动
      2. [ C usually plural ] （用作调味料的）刺山柑花蕾

    双解例句

    verb(动词)
    1. 欢跃;雀跃
    noun(名词)
    1. [ C ] 不法勾当；不同寻常的行为；可笑的活动

      The whole incident started as an innocent caper.

      整个事件以一场并无恶意的闹剧开始。

    2. [ C usually plural ] （用作调味料的）刺山柑花蕾

    小知识

    A goofy little joke or prank, a crime, or a ridiculous adventure is called a caper. For example, your quest for an American newspaper turned into a caper that took you all over the Irish countryside.

    Caper originates from the Italian word capriolare, meaning “jump in the air,” and indeed, one meaning is “frolicking play or light-hearted dancing.” Little kids like to caper at family parties — it gets them tons of attention. Other kinds of capers might get you jail time because a caper can also be an outlandish crime spree, or a wild activity. Finally, capers are the very flavorful pickled flower bud found in Mediterranean cooking.

    实用短语

    1. caper euphorbia seed

      千金子

    2. skip-bo castaway caper

      漂流者纸牌,流浪者之歌

    3. comic caper

      反英雄犯罪小说,警小说,犯法小说

    4. caper film

      恶作剧电影

    5. congo's caper

      刚果小子

    6. baby caper

      小酸豆

    7. caper sauce

      随子酱牛舌,续随子酱

    单词用法

    词根词缀
    词根 capr= goat 山羊 caper v. 欢蹦，跳跃 capr的变体，山羊总爱蹦跳 caprice n. 突变；任性 来自拉丁文capra山羊，山羊吃草会突然跳向一旁，而后又若无其事地继续吃。词义就是从这里引申而来的。 capricious adj. 变化无常的；任性的 capric〔e〕突变；任性（来自拉丁 + ious 有…性质的，关于…的 → 像山羊一样变化无常的 → 变化无常的

    同义词

    leap  /  jump  /  hop  /  skip  /  cavort  /  prank  /  frolic  /  antic  /  play  /  trick  /  romp