| 释义 |
View usage for: (mɜːʳkjʊəriəl) adjectiveIf you describe someone as mercurial, you mean that they frequently change their mind or mood without warning. [literary] ...his mercurial temperament. Synonyms: capricious, volatile, unpredictable, erratic More Synonyms of mercurial mercurial in British English (mɜːˈkjʊərɪəl) adjective1. of, like, containing, or relating to mercury 2. volatile; lively a mercurial temperament 3. (sometimes capital) of, like, or relating to the god or the planet Mercury noun4. medicine any salt of mercury for use as a medicine Derived forms mercurially (merˈcurially) adverb mercurialness (merˈcurialness) or mercuriality (merˌcuriˈality) noun Word origin C14: from Latin mercuriālismercurial in American English (mərˈkjʊriəl) adjective1. [M-] of Mercury (the god or planet) 2. of or containing mercury 3. caused by the action or use of mercury 4. having qualities attributed to the god Mercury or supposedly influenced by the planet Mercury; eloquent, clever, shrewd, thievish, etc. 5. having qualities suggestive of mercury; quick, quick-witted, volatile, changeable, fickle, etc. noun6. a drug or preparation containing mercury Derived forms mercurially (merˈcurially) adverb mercurialness (merˈcurialness) noun Word origin ME < L mercurialisExamples of 'mercurial' in a sentencemercurial Definition lively and unpredictable his mercurial temperament Synonyms impulsive irrepressible quicksilver inconstant Opposites stable , constant , steady , consistent , reliable , predictable , dependable , unchanging Additional synonymsDefinition changing often He was a man of changeable moods.The forecast is for changeable weather. Synonyms variable, shifting, mobile, uncertain, volatile, unsettled, unpredictable, versatile, unstable, irregular, erratic, wavering, uneven, unreliable, fickle, temperamental, whimsical, mercurial, capricious, unsteady, protean, vacillating, fitful, mutable, labile, inconstant, changeful, fluidDefinition irregular or unpredictable the erratic nature of our recent weather Synonyms unpredictable, variable, unstable, irregular, shifting, eccentric, abnormal, inconsistent, uneven, unreliable, wayward, capricious, desultory, changeable, aberrant, fitful, inconstantDefinition changeable in purpose, affections, etc. They are fickle, faithless and lewd. Synonyms capricious, variable, volatile, unpredictable, unstable, unfaithful, temperamental, mercurial, unsteady, faithless, changeable, quicksilver, vacillating, fitful, flighty, blowing hot and cold, mutable, irresolute, inconstant- merciful
- mercifully
- merciless
- mercurial
- mercy
- mere
- merely
Additional synonymsDefinition frivolous and not very reliable or serious In my youth I was a frivolous fool, vain and flighty. Synonyms frivolous, wild, volatile, unstable, irresponsible, dizzy (informal), fickle, unbalanced, impulsive, mercurial, giddy, capricious, unsteady, thoughtless, changeable, impetuous, skittish, light-headed, harebrained, scatterbrained, ditzy or ditsy (slang) Synonyms unreliable, variable, uncertain, volatile, unsettled, unstable, inconsistent, erratic, wavering, uneven, fluctuating, wayward, fickle, temperamental, mercurial, capricious, unsteady, changeable, vacillating, blowing hot and cold (informal), mutable, irresolute, undependable, changeful, vagarious (rare) Definition working erratically and inconsistently My computer at work can be temperamental. Synonyms unreliable, unpredictable, undependable, inconsistent, erratic, inconstant, unstableDefinition not easy to predict or foresee Britain's notoriously unpredictable weather Synonyms extraordinary, erratic, changeable, variable, chance, random, doubtful, unstable, unreliable, fickle, hit-and-miss (informal), iffy (informal), hit-or-miss (informal), inconstant, unforeseeable, fluky (informal), scattershot Definition (of a person) having abrupt changes of mood or behaviour He was emotionally unstable. Synonyms unpredictable, irrational, erratic, inconsistent, unreliable, temperamental, capricious, changeable, untrustworthy, vacillatingDefinition likely to change at any time Weather conditions are variable and change from day to day. Synonyms changeable, unstable, fluctuating, shifting, flexible, wavering, uneven, fickle, temperamental, mercurial, capricious, unsteady, protean, vacillating, fitful, mutable, inconstant, chameleonic Definition (of people) liable to sudden changes of mood and behaviour She has a volatile temperament. Synonyms temperamental, erratic, mercurial, up and down (informal), fickle, whimsical, giddy, flighty, over-emotional, inconstant |