| 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 |