释义 |
quicksilver I. \ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ noun Etymology: Middle English quiksilver, from Old English cwicseolfor, from cwic alive + seolfor silver; translation of Latin argentum vivum like Middle Dutch quicsilver quicksilver, Old High German quecsilbar — more at quick, silver 1. : mercury 1a 2. : something resembling or suggestive of quicksilver : something mercurial II. adjective : resembling or suggestive of quicksilver : mercurial III. transitive verb : to overlay with or as if with quicksilver; especially : to coat (glass) with an amalgam of quicksilver and tin in making mirrors |