mercurial
英 [m??'kj??r??l]
美[m?'kj?r??l]
- adj. 水銀的；水星的；墨丘利神的；雄辯機(jī)智的；活潑善變的
- n. 汞劑；水銀劑
IELTSGRE暢通詞匯
中文詞源
mercurial 水銀的，多變的
來自mercury,水銀。即水銀的，引申詞義像水銀一樣流動的，多變的。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. Emily's mercurial temperament made her difficult to live with.
- 埃米莉脾氣反復(fù)無常，很難與她相處。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 2. He is a complicated man— moody, mercurial, with a melancholy streak.
- 他是一個性格復(fù)雜的人——喜怒無常，反復(fù)多變，有些憂郁寡歡。
來自辭典例句
- 3. Meanwhile, his mercurial character has only got more erratic.
- 同時, 喜樂無常的個性使小澤變得更加難以捉摸.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 4. Mercurial Stone can now be put into Gem Bags.
- 水銀石現(xiàn)在能放置在寶石包中.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 5. Wealth and power can be fleeting, family bonds tenuous , status mercurial.
- 財富權(quán)力轉(zhuǎn)眼成空, 家庭關(guān)系淡薄如紙, 名望地位飄忽不定.
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