mercurial

adj. 善變的；活潑的；水銀的；[天文]水星的

n. 水銀劑

英語翻譯

Adjective:

liable to sudden unpredictable change;
\\\"erratic behavior\\\"
\\\"fickle weather\\\"
\\\"mercurial twists of temperament\\\"
\\\"a quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next\\\"
relating to or under the (astrological) influence of the planet Mercury;
\\\"the Mercurial canals\\\"
relating to or having characteristics (eloquence, shrewdness, swiftness, thievishness) attributed to the god Mercury;
\\\"more than Mercurial thievishness\\\"
relating to or containing or caused by mercury;
\\\"mercurial preparations\\\"
\\\"mercurial sore mouth\\\"

造句

用作形容詞(adj.)

Our desires and aversions are mercurial rulers.
我們的欲望與嫌惡是變化無常的統治者。
He was of a mercurial temperament and therefore unpredictable.
他是個反復無常的人,因此對他的行為無法預言。
She has a mercurial turn of conversation.
她談話善轉話鋒。
A mercurial barometer has a glass tube a little more than 30 inches long.
水銀氣壓表有一長30英寸多一點的玻璃管。

常用短語

組詞

The most mercurial source of spending..has..been recognised to be that for business investment.
出自：J. K. Galbraith
She was mercurial, able to change her mind or her mood.
出自：C. Priest

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