与其说这是本语法书,倒不如说是一本词典.The book seems to be more a dictionary than one on grammar.严格说来; 那不是一本词典, 而是一本语法书.That is not, properly speaking, a dictionary, but a grammar.我在写现代英语的语法书.I'm writing a grammar of modern English....
Don't act on caprice. Study your problem.不要任性行事, 研究一下自己的问题.He acted not from reason, but from caprice.他不是凭理智, 而是凭幻想来行动.Her refusal to go to the party is a mere caprice.她拒绝参加宴会完全是无理由的突发之举....