capric

capric — adjective

  • capricpositive
  • more capriccomparative
  • most capricsuperlative

1. describes physical traits, habits, or qualities that are typical of goats

1.形容詞C2
釋義

describes physical traits, habits, or qualities that are typical of goats

例句

Rania photographed the capric horns on display at the natural history museum.

collocation: capric horns (goat physical features)

At the clinic, Maja cared for a capric kid that had been born that morning.

同義詞
  • caprine

    more common in scientific and zoological writing

  • hircine

    specifically goat-like, especially of smell or odour

  • goat-like

    informal equivalent; used in everyday description

用法筆記

Not to be confused with 'capricious' (unpredictable or impulsive), which shares the same Latin root but has a completely different meaning. This is a rare technical term; the more common zoological equivalent is 'caprine.'

常見錯誤

❌She was very capric and changed her mind often.
✅She was very capricious and changed her mind often.
💡'capric' means goat-related, not unpredictable. The word for unpredictable is 'capricious.'