单词 | mercurial |
释义 | mercurial —mercurially, adv. —mercurialness, mercuriality, n. /meuhr kyoor"ee euhl/, adj. 1. changeable; volatile; fickle; flighty; erratic: a mercurial nature. 2. animated; lively; sprightly; quick-witted. 3. pertaining to, containing, or caused by the metal mercury. 4. (cap.) of or pertaining to the god Mercury. 5. (cap.) of or pertaining to the planet Mercury. n. 6. Pharm. a preparation of mercury used as a drug. [1350-1400; ME < L mercurialis of, pertaining to the god or planet Mercury. See MERCURY, -AL1] Syn. 1. inconstant, indecisive. 2. spirited. Ant. 1. constant, steady. 2. phlegmatic. |
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