mercurial

英 [mɜː'kjʊəriəl] 美 [mɜːr'kjʊriəl]

• adj. 善变的；活泼的；水银的；[天文]水星的
• n. 水银剂

英英释义

Adjective:

1. 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"
   

2. relating to or under the (astrological) influence of the planet Mercury;

   "the Mercurial canals"
   

3. relating to or having characteristics (eloquence, shrewdness, swiftness, thievishness) attributed to the god Mercury;

   "more than Mercurial thievishness"
   

4. relating to or containing or caused by mercury;

   "mercurial preparations"
   "mercurial sore mouth"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. Our desires and aversions are mercurial rulers.
   我们的欲望与嫌恶是变化无常的统治者。
2. 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。
3. She has a mercurial turn of conversation.
   她谈话善转话锋。
4. 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。

经典引文

• The most mercurial source of spending..has..been recognised to be that for business investment.

  出自： J. K. Galbraith

• She was mercurial, able to change her mind or her mood.

  出自： C. Priest

词汇搭配

• bridgehead mercurial 桥头汞剂
• aromatic mercurial [机] 芳族汞制剂...
• mercurial gauge 水银压力计
• mercurial soot 汞炱,冷凝汞...
• mercurial poisoning 水银中毒
• mercurial sphygmomanometer 血压计
• mercurial ulcer 汞毒性溃疡
• mercurial soap 汞皂
• mercurial manometer 水银压力计
• aryl mercurial 芳基汞的
• mercurial thermometer 水银温度表,汞温度计...
• mercurial diuretic 汞利尿药,汞利尿剂...
• mercurial pesticide 汞制农药
• mercurial tremble 汞毒性震颤
• mercurial barometer 水银气压计

近反义词

【近义词】

• choppy 波涛汹涌的
• capricious 变化无常的
• aimless 无目的的
• flying 飞似的
• flighty 轻浮的
• changeable 易变的
• unpredictable 不可预知的
• lively 活泼的
• active 活跃的
• impulsive 冲动的
• inconstant 易变的
• volatile 不稳定的
• witty 机智的
• fast-talking 动词fast-talk的...
• brilliant 卓越的
• erratic 古怪的
• fickle 变幻无常的
• quicksilver 水银