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单词 mercurial
释义
mercurial
adjective
uk
/mɜːˈkjʊə.ri.əl/us
/mɝːˈkjʊr.i.əl/

mercurialadjective(QUICK)

literary
changingsuddenlyand often:
多变的，反复无常的
a mercurialtemperament易变的性情
She wasentertainingbutunpredictable, with mercurialmoodswings.她很会逗人开心，但性格让人捉摸不透，情绪反复无常。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
always becoming different
  • changingWe must navigate changing attitudes about women in leadership.
  • changeableBritish weather is notoriously changeable.
  • variedHe has had a rich and varied career.
  • fluidOur travel plans are fluid because of the train strike.
  • dynamicThe Japanese economy is much more dynamic than our own.
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literary
intelligent,enthusiastic, andquick:
机智活跃的
a mercurialmind/wit活跃的思维／机敏的才智
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Changing frequently
  • capricious
  • capriciously
  • capriciousness
  • changeable
  • dipsy-doodle
  • fickle
  • fluidity
  • inconsistently
  • inconstant
  • inflammable
  • kaleidoscopic
  • kaleidoscopically
  • moving target
  • raggedly
  • raggedness
  • schizophrenically
  • shifting
  • skittish
  • yo-yoing
  • zigzag
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Energetic and lively

mercurialadjective(RELATING TO MERCURY)

medicalspecialized
containingorcausedbymercury:
含汞的；因汞引起的
mercurialdrugs含汞的药物
(Definition ofmercurialfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmercurial

mercurial
The music ismercurial, humorous and very clever.
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He undertakes a series ofmercurialperformances or ontological aberrations, stepping in and out of identities.
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Itsmercurialchanges of mood, wistful humour and spontaneity make it ideally accessible, and it is not at all tiring.
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Molecular cloning of amercurial-insensitive water channel expressed in selected water-transporting tissues.
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It conserved the sense of adventure, of discovery, of the vicissitudes of an artist who is perpetually restless, bellicose, with amercurialtemperament and the destiny of a martyr.
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Medical knowledge of the time did not discriminate gonorrhea from syphilis, and consequentlymercurialcompounds were prescribed for both diseases, administered orally, cutaneously, or via urethral irrigation.
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If they were lessmercurialand more predictable many of us might be much more prosperous than we are.
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His gentle encouragement andmercurialsmile gave me much support in my sustained campaign to regain the seat.
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For us to talk at this stage about tearing apart the treaty can be nothing short of wild and certainlymercurial.
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Themercurialhabits of this dignitary are very difficult to explain.
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It is thus that evil communications corrupt good manners; but we must protect suchmercurialgentlemen from bad influences.
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As we all know, relative share values aremercurialthings.
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On the other hand, the nature of the industry and the demand for its products aremercurial.
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We are not amercurialpeople, easily exalted and just as easily cast down.
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There is themercurialtemperament, the genial temperament, the saturnine temperament, and they are very different things.
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