mercurial

美[mɜːr'kjʊriəl] 英[mɜː'kjʊəriəl]

adj. 善变的；活泼的；水银的；[天文]水星的

n. 水银剂

副词：mercurially

近义词：choppy，capricious，aimless，flying，flighty，changeable，unpredictable，lively，active，impulsive，inconstant，volatile，witty，fast-talking，brilliant，erratic，fickle，quicksilver，

英英释义

Adjective

liable to sudden unpredictable change;
"erratic behavior" "fickle weather" "mercurial twists of temperament" "a quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next"
relating to or under the (astrological) influence of the planet Mercury;
"the Mercurial canals"
relating to or having characteristics (eloquence, shrewdness, swiftness, thievishness) attributed to the god Mercury;
"more than Mercurial thievishness"
relating to or containing or caused by mercury;
"mercurial preparations" "mercurial sore mouth"

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用作形容词(adj.)

Our desires and aversions are mercurial rulers.我们的欲望与嫌恶是变化无常的统治者。
He was of a mercurial temperament and therefore unpredictable.他是个反复无常的人,因此对他的行为无法预言。
She has a mercurial turn of conversation.她谈话善转话锋。
A mercurial barometer has a glass tube a little more than 30 inches long.水银气压表有一长30英寸多一点的玻璃管。

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