mercurial

adjective

/mɜːˈkjʊəriəl/

/mɜːrˈkjʊriəl/

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(literary) often changing or reacting in a way that is unexpected synonym volatile
- Emily's mercurial temperament made her difficult to live with.
- Advertising is a mercurial business.
(literary) lively and quick
- a brilliant, mercurial mind
Topics Personal qualitiesc2
(specialist) containing mercury
- mercurial compounds

Word Originlate Middle English (referring to something of the planet Mercury): from Latin mercurialis ‘relating to the god Mercury’, from Mercurius ‘Mercury’. Senses (1) and (2) date from the mid 17th cent.

单词	mercurial
释义	mercurial adjective /mɜːˈkjʊəriəl/ /mɜːrˈkjʊriəl/ jump to other results (literary) often changing or reacting in a way that is unexpected synonym volatile Emily's mercurial temperament made her difficult to live with. Advertising is a mercurial business. (literary) lively and quick a brilliant, mercurial mind Topics Personal qualitiesc2 (specialist) containing mercury mercurial compounds Word Originlate Middle English (referring to something of the planet Mercury): from Latin mercurialis ‘relating to the god Mercury’, from Mercurius ‘Mercury’. Senses (1) and (2) date from the mid 17th cent.
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