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单词 quicksilver
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
quick•sil•ver /ˈkwɪkˌsɪlvɚ/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Metallurgymercury (def. 1).

adj. 
  1. quickly changeable;
    unpredictable.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
quick•sil•ver  (kwik′sil′vər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Metallurgythe metallic element mercury.

v.t. 
  1. to amalgamate (metal) with mercury.
  • Middle English qwyksilver, Old English cwicseolfor (translation Latin argentum vīvum) literally, living silver bef. 1000
quick′sil′ver•y, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
quicksilver /ˈkwɪkˌsɪlvə/ n
  1. another name for mercury
 adj
  1. rapid or unpredictable in movement or change
Etymology: Old English, from cwicu alive (see quick) + seolfer silver
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