mercurial是什么意思
2024-01-23 14:10:17
mercurial
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"
例句
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。