caper

• vi. 雀跃
• n. 跳跃，雀跃；刺山柑花蕾；不法活动
• n. (Caper)人名；(英)卡珀

来自拉丁词caper, 山羊。词源同cab, cabriolet.

1. any of numerous plants of the genus Capparis

2. pickled flower buds used as a pungent relish in various dishes and sauces

3. a crime (especially a robbery);

"the gang pulled off a bank job in St. Louis"

4. a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

5. a playful leap or hop

6. gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement;

"it was all done in play"

"their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly"

caper

caper: Caper ‘jump about’ [16] and the edible caper [15] are two different words. The former is a shortening of capriole ‘leap’, now obsolete except as a technical term in horsemanship, which comes via early French capriole from Italian capriola, a derivative of the verb capriolare ‘leap’, which in turn was formed from capriolo ‘roebuck’; its ultimate source was Latin capreolus, a diminutive form of caper ‘goat’ (whence the English astrological term Capricorn, literally ‘goat’s horn’). (The French by-form cabrioler was the source of English cab.) Caper ‘edible bud’ came via French câpres and Latin capparis from Greek kápparis; the earliest English form was capres, but this came to be misinterpreted as a plural, and the -s was dropped from the singular in the 16th century.
=> cab, capricorn, capriole

caper (v.)

1580s, apparently short for obsolete capriole "to leap, skip," probably from Italian capriolare "jump in the air" (see cab). Related: Capered; capering.

caper (n.1)

type of prickly Mediterranean bush, also in reference to the plant's edible buds, late 14c., from Latin capparis (source of Italian cappero, French câpre, German Kaper), from Greek kapparis "the caper plant or its fruit," which is of uncertain origin. Arabic kabbar, Persian kabar are from Greek. Perhaps reborrowed into English 16c. The final -s was mistaken for a plural inflection in English and dropped.

caper (n.2)

by 1590s, "playful leap or jump," from caper (v.); meaning "prank" is from 1840; that of "crime" is from 1926. To cut capers "dance in a frolicsome way" is from c. 1600.

A call to the police should put an end to their little caper.

给警察打个电话应该就能制止他们的胡闹。

牛津词典

a British spy caper

英国间谍喜剧片

牛津词典

He cut a little celebratory caper (= jumped or danced a few steps) in the middle of the road.

他高兴得在路中央蹦跳了几下。

牛津词典

She served six months in prison for the helicopter caper.

她因为直升机一案坐了6个月牢。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Jack would have nothing to do with such capers...

杰克不愿扯上这种荒唐的事。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

What a mess we were in at the end of this caper — hair, eyes, cheeks and neck covered in treacle.

胡闹了一通后,我们浑身脏得一塌糊涂——头发、眼睛、脸颊、脖子上,全是糖浆。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Painted musicians capered behind gorgeous banners.

涂脂抹粉的音乐家们在绚丽的横幅后面欢跳雀跃。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

They were capering about, shouting and laughing...

他们欢呼雀跃，放声大笑。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

He is plan his next caper stick up of the city bank.

他正在计划下一次的罪恶勾当抢劫市银行.

期刊摘选

The children cut a caper in the yard.

孩子们在院子里兴高采烈地乱蹦乱跳.

《简明英汉词典》

The whole caper was unnecessary, in his view.

在他看来,整个这出闹剧都是不必要的.

辞典例句

The morphological characteristics, biological characteristics and adaptability of caper spurge are reported.

报道了引进的能源植物黄鼠树的形态特征 、 生物学特性以及在引种地的适应性.

期刊摘选

He cut a caper to show how happy he was.

他乐得欢跳雀跃.

辞典例句

I'd like to know what caper he is up to now.

我倒想知道他现在又在玩什么鬼把戏了.

《简明英汉词典》

What's your little caper?

你搞什麽名堂?

辞典例句

Somebody could cut a caper seriously, but be serious in fun.

有一种人认真时开玩笑, 开玩笑时却很认真.

期刊摘选

The girl's caper cost her a twisted ankle.

小姑娘又蹦又跳,结果扭伤了脚踝.

辞典例句

Dido: a mischievous prank or antic; a caper.

胡闹: 一种调皮的恶作剧或胡闹; 鬼把戏.

期刊摘选

A call to the police should put an end to their little caper.

给警察打个电话应该就能制止他们的胡闹。

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

She served six months in prison for the helicopter caper.

她因为直升机一案坐了6个月牢。

柯林斯例句

What a mess we were in at the end of this caper — hair, eyes, cheeks and neck covered in treacle.

胡闹了一通后，我们浑身脏得一塌糊涂——头发、眼睛、脸颊、脖子上，全是糖浆。

柯林斯例句