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Definition of mercurial in English: mercurialadjective məːˈkjʊərɪəlˌmərˈkjʊriəl 1Subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind. （情绪，思想）多变的，反复无常的 his mercurial temperament 他反复无常的性情。 Example sentencesExamples - Okada projected the mercurial shift of moods in Beethoven's Fantasie Op 77 with resonant sonority.
- In a mercurial change of temper, he grabbed her shoulders and shook her, once, twice.
- Their awkwardness, overextended maturity, mercurial temperaments, and easy companionship were all spot on.
- At times you feel frustrated with Ellie and her mercurial temperament.
- Nor does she depict adolescence as a period of mental instability, characterized by mercurial moods and impulsive, self-gratifying actions.
- During his four years in office, Mr. Chen has proven to be a mercurial and unpredictable leader.
- One of the most talented and versatile Scottish performers, McKidd is mesmerising as Frankie, capturing all the mercurial moods of a man who can switch from sentimentality to aggression at the flick of a switchblade.
- Ms Short is notorious for her outspoken comments and her mercurial temperament.
- He grinned briefly in a mercurial change of mood.
- Mrs. Lincoln became known as much for her fashion sense as her mercurial temperament and place in history.
- He then embarked upon a legal career which was characterised by often brilliant legal exposition, and mercurial temperament.
- He is mercurial, unpredictable and headstrong.
- The mercurial singer-songwriter's mood is as unpredictable as Halifax weather and each night's performance lives and dies on which attitude the capricious star brings to the rink.
- Jim's mind is mercurial, but I like his company more than anything.
- Rhea's temperament was infamously mercurial - one would never know what she was thinking, or when she might strike.
- He had a mercurial temperament and was never one to hold back his views, even in the face of opposition.
- To blow off those dear friends who've put up with your mercurial moods for long is just plain cruel and thoughtless, so start returning those calls and those emails.
- Regardless of her mercurial mood, he always managed to stay gentle with her.
- No decision of importance could be made without the chairman, and he was mercurial, often changing his mind once a decision had been made.
- Could it be my mercurial temper, causing many rash actions or hurtful, wicked comments?
Synonyms volatile, capricious, temperamental, excitable, fickle, changeable, unpredictable, variable, protean, mutable, erratic, quicksilver, inconstant, inconsistent, unstable, unsteady, fluctuating, ever-changing, kaleidoscopic, fluid, wavering, vacillating, moody, flighty, wayward, whimsical, giddy, impulsive technical labile 2Of or containing the element mercury. 汞的，水银的；含汞的 gels containing organic mercurial compounds Example sentencesExamples - In acute LV failure with pulmonary edema, phlebotomy, rotating tourniquets, and parenteral mercurial diuretics were effective.
- I shuffled off to where he'd pointed, feeling a cold bar of mercurial metal, like in thermometers, stretch from the first bone of my chest, and settling into the pit of my stomach.
- Brownish-black may indicate chronic mercurial poisoning caused by the formation of sulfide of mercury in the tissues.
- To determine the extent to which mercury-sensitive water channels are involved in the control of root water flow, mercurial inhibition of root water flow was also examined using a pressure-flux approach.
- These mercurial chemicals are never taken lightly.
- Everyone is wise to the mercury dangers in paints, but patients need to know that button batteries, mercurial antiseptics and broken thermometers are sources of mercury.
- Mercury amalgams are used in dentistry, and mercurial aids such as the thermometer and blood pressure apparatus aid the doctor.
- Over the years, researchers provided Eli Lilly with numerous articles indicating the hazards of injecting humans with mercurial substances such as thimerosal.
- The condensation beading on it gave it a mercurial sheen.
- This research is an effort to create an awareness. of the potential hazards of some Chinese patent medicines which contain mercurial ingredients.
- The mercurial bromide was re-extracted and analyzed by capillary gas chromatography/electron capture detector, using an internal standard for quantification.
- And don't forget ‘liquid metal,’ dynamically controlled mercurial globs you can push around on your canvas.
3Of the planet Mercury. 水星的 Example sentencesExamples - Every person, by his own astrological make up will have a Mercurial connection with the transpersonal plants, either by aspect or sign rulership.
- I'm not saying those turning points are punctuated by Mercurial storms like I was some Greek hero or something.
- Tejat and Dirah are both located in the left foot of Pollux, so traditionally share the Mercurial / Venus nature.
- Modern authors also note the Mercurial influence.
- The Ascendant to quintile Mercury suggests that he ‘should now have rectified his books of accounts and receive much benefit from Mercurial men’.
- Uranian mind-vibes can sometimes get Mercurial Virgos overwrought and on edge.
- The agate stones have a very earthy, grounding influence, which can be invaluable to the Mercurial personality.
- The odour of Mercurial herbs is described as ‘highly subtle and penetrating, refreshing to the heart and brain.’
- As for Venus, the dates of Mercurial transits are spaced by six months: they all fall within a few days of May 8 and November 10.
noun məːˈkjʊərɪəlˌmərˈkjʊriəl A drug or other compound containing mercury. 汞制剂；汞化合物 for twenty years organic mercurials were the most potent diuretics in clinical use Example sentencesExamples - Inhibition of water flow by mercurials in membrane vesicles, individual root cells and whole root systems points to the importance of aquaporins in the regulation of water flow through root systems.
- None of the subjects had a history of occupational exposure to Hg and mercurials, symptoms resulting from disorders of the digestive system, amalgam fillings, or experienced digestive-system surgery.
- In refractory HF with anasarca, hyperchloremic acidosis was induced to potentiate the effect of intravenous mercurials.
- A few attempts have been made to demonstrate the action of water channels in roots such as by closing them with mercurials.
- Before the cancellation of the volatile mercurials, fungicides for treating seed were generally classified as volatile and non-volatile.
- Special multiwall or tightly woven bags are recommended for seed that has been treated with mercurials or similarly toxic substances.
- Results from experiments with mercurials must be viewed with caution because mercury also blocks the pores of other transmembrane proteins, some of which are involved in ion transport.
- In rice seedlings, the application of mercurials had an effect on whole plant conductance only when plants were water stressed by the presence of polyethylene glycol, but not in control growth conditions.
Derivativesnoun məːkjʊərɪˈalɪti In her final paragraph on the poem, which reveals the rhetorical if not ‘wilful’ quality of her incomprehension, Forrest-Thomson captures this mercuriality, whilst rightly stressing movement ‘upwards’. Example sentencesExamples - But Bazzana is conscious of dealing with an extraordinary individual, one whose extraordinariness was bound up with his mercuriality and multiplicity.
- But their mercuriality is such that, sensed as one would a painter's or a poet's style, the cinematographic quality becomes that of an imperious form overlying assertions and contradictions.
- Indeed, the key to Panting's success was mercuriality; he could shift from innocent charm to cruel cynicism in an instant, and could handle easily the play's abrupt shifts from comedy to tragedy.
adverb Pardon the overstatement - but then, as this mercurially majestic album proves, hyperbole is the new subtlety. Example sentencesExamples - And the limelight is repeatedly stolen by John Kazek's gloriously brash Bottom and, best of all, Malcolm Shields's mercurially nimble Puck.
- His return to Cork may herald a fresh chapter in his mercurially brilliant career, but whatever the outcome, he is not about to give up.
- She sits a sizable distance away from him, grinning mercurially.
- Jim has been mercurially inconsistent, and Robert is injury-prone.
- The mercurially talented Cantona was much travelled before United's call but he quickly settled in the north-west, forging a relationship of mutual respect with his team-mates and manager.
- Impish arpeggios moved mercurially from darkness to sheer joy in the twinkle of an eye, the entire interpretation capturing the essential scariness of the piece.
- Bracketed first lines serve as titles, hovering over their doubles; mercurially reappearing colons frustrate the stability of conventional grammar.
- He was fairly short, a trifle rotund, with dark penetrating eyes that had a way of roving mercurially over objects under surveillance.
OriginLate Middle English (in sense 3 of the adjective): from Latin mercurialis 'relating to the god Mercury', from Mercurius 'Mercury'. sense 1 of the adjective dates from the mid 17th century. RhymesMuriel, seigneurial, tenurial, Uriel Definition of mercurial in US English: mercurialadjectiveˌmərˈkjʊriəlˌmərˈkyo͝orēəl 1(of a person) subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind. （情绪，思想）多变的，反复无常的 his mercurial temperament 他反复无常的性情。 Example sentencesExamples - He grinned briefly in a mercurial change of mood.
- Okada projected the mercurial shift of moods in Beethoven's Fantasie Op 77 with resonant sonority.
- He then embarked upon a legal career which was characterised by often brilliant legal exposition, and mercurial temperament.
- He had a mercurial temperament and was never one to hold back his views, even in the face of opposition.
- In a mercurial change of temper, he grabbed her shoulders and shook her, once, twice.
- During his four years in office, Mr. Chen has proven to be a mercurial and unpredictable leader.
- The mercurial singer-songwriter's mood is as unpredictable as Halifax weather and each night's performance lives and dies on which attitude the capricious star brings to the rink.
- At times you feel frustrated with Ellie and her mercurial temperament.
- One of the most talented and versatile Scottish performers, McKidd is mesmerising as Frankie, capturing all the mercurial moods of a man who can switch from sentimentality to aggression at the flick of a switchblade.
- Jim's mind is mercurial, but I like his company more than anything.
- Ms Short is notorious for her outspoken comments and her mercurial temperament.
- Rhea's temperament was infamously mercurial - one would never know what she was thinking, or when she might strike.
- Nor does she depict adolescence as a period of mental instability, characterized by mercurial moods and impulsive, self-gratifying actions.
- No decision of importance could be made without the chairman, and he was mercurial, often changing his mind once a decision had been made.
- Could it be my mercurial temper, causing many rash actions or hurtful, wicked comments?
- Regardless of her mercurial mood, he always managed to stay gentle with her.
- He is mercurial, unpredictable and headstrong.
- Their awkwardness, overextended maturity, mercurial temperaments, and easy companionship were all spot on.
- To blow off those dear friends who've put up with your mercurial moods for long is just plain cruel and thoughtless, so start returning those calls and those emails.
- Mrs. Lincoln became known as much for her fashion sense as her mercurial temperament and place in history.
Synonyms volatile, capricious, temperamental, excitable, fickle, changeable, unpredictable, variable, protean, mutable, erratic, quicksilver, inconstant, inconsistent, unstable, unsteady, fluctuating, ever-changing, kaleidoscopic, fluid, wavering, vacillating, moody, flighty, wayward, whimsical, giddy, impulsive - 1.1 (of a person) sprightly; lively.
Example sentencesExamples - He's always been a mercurial musician with one foot on his distortion pedal and one foot out the door on the way to his next project.
- He didn't have the polish and professionalism that would define the CBS era, but he wasn't quite the mercurial genius our lazy memories would have us believe, either.
- A mature woman with an in form, solid basic game against a young brilliant, mercurial player lacking in confidence.
- ‘You have the most mercurial personality I have ever met,’ he stated.
- They require complex and varied solutions, involving complicated, multiplex, mercurial people who use a wide variety of approaches.
2Of or containing the element mercury. 汞的，水银的；含汞的 Example sentencesExamples - The condensation beading on it gave it a mercurial sheen.
- Over the years, researchers provided Eli Lilly with numerous articles indicating the hazards of injecting humans with mercurial substances such as thimerosal.
- This research is an effort to create an awareness. of the potential hazards of some Chinese patent medicines which contain mercurial ingredients.
- These mercurial chemicals are never taken lightly.
- Everyone is wise to the mercury dangers in paints, but patients need to know that button batteries, mercurial antiseptics and broken thermometers are sources of mercury.
- Brownish-black may indicate chronic mercurial poisoning caused by the formation of sulfide of mercury in the tissues.
- The mercurial bromide was re-extracted and analyzed by capillary gas chromatography/electron capture detector, using an internal standard for quantification.
- In acute LV failure with pulmonary edema, phlebotomy, rotating tourniquets, and parenteral mercurial diuretics were effective.
- To determine the extent to which mercury-sensitive water channels are involved in the control of root water flow, mercurial inhibition of root water flow was also examined using a pressure-flux approach.
- I shuffled off to where he'd pointed, feeling a cold bar of mercurial metal, like in thermometers, stretch from the first bone of my chest, and settling into the pit of my stomach.
- And don't forget ‘liquid metal,’ dynamically controlled mercurial globs you can push around on your canvas.
- Mercury amalgams are used in dentistry, and mercurial aids such as the thermometer and blood pressure apparatus aid the doctor.
3Of the planet Mercury. 水星的 Example sentencesExamples - Modern authors also note the Mercurial influence.
- The agate stones have a very earthy, grounding influence, which can be invaluable to the Mercurial personality.
- Every person, by his own astrological make up will have a Mercurial connection with the transpersonal plants, either by aspect or sign rulership.
- I'm not saying those turning points are punctuated by Mercurial storms like I was some Greek hero or something.
- The odour of Mercurial herbs is described as ‘highly subtle and penetrating, refreshing to the heart and brain.’
- The Ascendant to quintile Mercury suggests that he ‘should now have rectified his books of accounts and receive much benefit from Mercurial men’.
- Tejat and Dirah are both located in the left foot of Pollux, so traditionally share the Mercurial / Venus nature.
- Uranian mind-vibes can sometimes get Mercurial Virgos overwrought and on edge.
- As for Venus, the dates of Mercurial transits are spaced by six months: they all fall within a few days of May 8 and November 10.
nounˌmərˈkjʊriəlˌmərˈkyo͝orēəl usually mercurialsA drug or other compound containing mercury. 汞制剂；汞化合物 Example sentencesExamples - In rice seedlings, the application of mercurials had an effect on whole plant conductance only when plants were water stressed by the presence of polyethylene glycol, but not in control growth conditions.
- Results from experiments with mercurials must be viewed with caution because mercury also blocks the pores of other transmembrane proteins, some of which are involved in ion transport.
- Before the cancellation of the volatile mercurials, fungicides for treating seed were generally classified as volatile and non-volatile.
- None of the subjects had a history of occupational exposure to Hg and mercurials, symptoms resulting from disorders of the digestive system, amalgam fillings, or experienced digestive-system surgery.
- Inhibition of water flow by mercurials in membrane vesicles, individual root cells and whole root systems points to the importance of aquaporins in the regulation of water flow through root systems.
- Special multiwall or tightly woven bags are recommended for seed that has been treated with mercurials or similarly toxic substances.
- A few attempts have been made to demonstrate the action of water channels in roots such as by closing them with mercurials.
- In refractory HF with anasarca, hyperchloremic acidosis was induced to potentiate the effect of intravenous mercurials.
OriginLate Middle English (in mercurial (sense 3 of the adjective)): from Latin mercurialis ‘relating to the god Mercury’, from Mercurius ‘Mercury’. mercurial (sense 1 of the adjective) dates from the mid 17th century. |