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单词 capriccio
释义 ca·pric·cio
\kəˈprē(ˌ)chō, -ˈi-, -_chēˌō\ noun
(plural capriccios \-ōz\ ; also capric·ci \-(ˌ)chē\)
Etymology: Italian
1. : a sudden apparently unmotivated turn of mind : fancy, whimsy
 < notwithstanding his excellences … Lamb could be guilty of capriccio — John Mason Brown >
2. : a sudden sportive motion or action : caper, prank
 < magnificent were thy capriccios on this globe of earth — Charles Lamb >
3.
 a. : a composition or adornment (as in sculpture) showing unrestrained fancy
  < a neobaroque monument covered with decorative forms which … are intended as capriccios — J.T.Soby >
 b. : an instrumental piece in free form usually lively in tempo and brilliant in style — called also caprice
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