mercurial
mercurial 英 [mɜ:ˈkjʊəriəl] 美 [mɜrˈkjʊriəl]
adj. 水银的；水星的；墨丘利神的；雄辩机智的；活泼善变的 n. 汞剂；水银剂
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；水星的；墨丘利神的；雄辩机智的；活泼善变的
- n. 汞剂；水银剂
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1. But it is also delicate, introspective and mercurial, which ensures that it's not.
但是它行文的精致和内省，言语的机敏又使它不落此窠臼。
- 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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