| 词汇 | mercurial |
| 释义 | mercurial adjective uk /mɜːˈkjʊə.ri.əl/ us /mɝːˈkjʊr.i.əl/ mercurialadjective (QUICK)literary changing suddenly and often: 多变的，反复无常的 a mercurial temperament易变的性情 She was entertaining but unpredictable, with mercurial mood swings.她很会逗人开心，但性格让人捉摸不透，情绪反复无常。 always becoming different changingWe must navigate changing attitudes about women in leadership. changeableBritish weather is notoriously changeable. variedHe has had a rich and varied career. fluidOur travel plans are fluid because of the train strike. dynamicThe Japanese economy is much more dynamic than our own. literary intelligent, enthusiastic, and quick: 机智活跃的 a mercurial mind/wit活跃的思维／机敏的才智 Changing frequently capricious capriciously capriciousness changeable changeful inconsistency inconsistent inconsistently inconstant inconstantly patchy ping-pong protean raggedly raggedness unpredictable variability volatility yo-yoing zigzag You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Energetic and lively mercurialadjective (RELATING TO MERCURY)medical specialized containing or caused by mercury: 含汞的;因汞引起的 mercurial drugs含汞的药物 Examples of mercurialmercurial The music is mercurial, humorous and very clever. He undertakes a series of mercurial performances or ontological aberrations, stepping in and out of identities. Its mercurial changes of mood, wistful humour and spontaneity make it ideally accessible, and it is not at all tiring. Molecular cloning of a mercurial-insensitive water channel expressed in selected water-transporting tissues. It conserved the sense of adventure, of discovery, of the vicissitudes of an artist who is perpetually restless, bellicose, with a mercurial temperament and the destiny of a martyr. Medical knowledge of the time did not discriminate gonorrhea from syphilis, and consequently mercurial compounds were prescribed for both diseases, administered orally, cutaneously, or via urethral irrigation. If they were less mercurial and more predictable many of us might be much more prosperous than we are. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 His gentle encouragement and mercurial smile gave me much support in my sustained campaign to regain the seat. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 For us to talk at this stage about tearing apart the treaty can be nothing short of wild and certainly mercurial. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The mercurial habits of this dignitary are very difficult to explain. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is thus that evil communications corrupt good manners; but we must protect such mercurial gentlemen from bad influences. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As we all know, relative share values are mercurial things. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 On the other hand, the nature of the industry and the demand for its products are mercurial. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are not a mercurial people, easily exalted and just as easily cast down. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is the mercurial temperament, the genial temperament, the saturnine temperament, and they are very different things. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of mercurial These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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