单词 | mercurial |
释义 | mercurialWord family verbmercuratemercurializemercurizenounmercurationmercurialismmercurialistmercurialnessmercuryadjectivemercurialmercuricmercurousadverbmercurially mer·cu·ri·al /mɜːˈkjʊəriəl $ mɜːrˈkjʊr-/ adjectiveadj 1 literaryEMOTIONAL having feelings that change suddenly and without warning 〔情绪〕变化无常的,多变的 an actor noted for his mercurial temperament 以性情反复无常而出名的一名男演员 2 literaryENERGETIC quick and clever 敏捷的,聪敏的 her mercurial wit 她的机智 3. technicalHCE containing mercury 含汞的,含水银的 Examples from the Corpus mercurial• It is diverse, volatile, and mercurial.• His mercurial and fickle temperament left him with few friends.• Nothing, no sign of our mercurial companion.• Indeed, anyone who does not master this mercurial context will be mastered by it.• Flamboyant, mercurial creatures, they had passionate wills of their own; they exercised a devious, seductive fascination.• the actress's infamous mercurial nature• Nobody could have been more opposite to the flamboyant Sukarno, or even the haughty Jinnah or the mercurial Nehru.• Certain deficiencies, of vitamins or iodine, can be harmful, and there are serious dangers from mercurial or lead poisoning.• We could turn to the law for justice rather than depend on the mercurial whims of some benevolent or dictatorial boss. |
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