mercurial
mercurial 英 [mɜ:ˈkjʊəriəl] 美 [mɜrˈkjʊriəl]
adj. 水银的；多变的；机智的
名词复数:mercurials
- Mercurial describes someone whose mood or behavior is changeable and unpredictable, or someone who is clever, lively, and quick. With a mercurial teacher, you never know where you stand.
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- adj. 水银的；多变的；机智的
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1. Emily's mercurial temperament made her difficult to live with.
埃米莉脾气反覆无常，很难与她相处。
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2. a brilliant, mercurial mind
敏捷而富有才智的头脑
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3. mercurial thermometre
水银温度计
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4. a mercurial nature.
反复无常的性格
- mercurial (adj.) late 14c., "pertaining to the planet Mercury" (see Mercury). Meaning "sprightly, volatile, quick" (1590s) is from supposed qualities of those born under the planet Mercury (they also are the qualities of the god Mercury), probably also partly by association with the qualities of quicksilver. A variant in this sense was mercurious (1590s). Related: Mercurially; mercuriality.
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