mercurial

大学

a. 水星的, 敏捷的, 活泼的, 水银的 n. 汞剂

发音

UK /məːˈkjʊə.ɹɪ.əl/
US /mɝˈkjʊ.ɹi.əl/
US /-ˈkjɔ-/

词形变化

mercurials 复数 mercurials more mercurial 比较级 most mercurial 最高级

别名

mercuriall ☿ial ☿all Mercurial

教材释义与例句

名词

汞剂；水银剂

形容词

水银的；水星的；墨丘利神的；雄辩机智的；活泼善变的

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of the plants known as mercury, especially the annual mercury or French mercury (Mercurialis annua).

    废旧
  2. 2.

    A person born under the influence of the planet Mercury; hence, a person having an eloquent, quickwitted, furtive, or volatile character.

    宗教 哲学
  3. 3.

    A chemical compound containing mercury.

    化学
  4. 4.

    A preparation of mercury, especially as a treatment for syphilis.

    历史 医学
adj.
  1. 1.

    Having a lively or volatile character; animated, changeable, quick-witted.

    his mercurial temperament

  2. 2.

    Pertaining to the astrological influence of the planet Mercury; having the characteristics of a person under such influence (see adjective sense 1).

    宗教 哲学
  3. 3.

    Pertaining to the planet Mercury.

    天文
  4. 4.

    Of or pertaining to the element mercury or quicksilver; containing mercury.

    化学
  5. 5.

    Caused by the action of mercury or a mercury compound.

    医学
  6. 6.

    Pertaining to Mercury, the Roman god of, among other things, commerce, financial gain, communication, and thieves and trickery; hence (comparable), money-making; crafty.

    宗教 神话 哲学

    Near-synonym: Hermesian

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 3

erratic fickle quicksilver

近义相关 2

changeable changeful

相关短语

mercurial finger mercurial phosphorus mercurial fingers

词源

Noun sense 1 (“(obsolete) plant known as mercury”) is from Middle English mercurial (“a plant, probably the goosefoot (Chenopodium); (possibly) dog’s mercury (Mercurialis perennis)”), from Anglo-Norman mercurial, Old French mercurial, or directly from their etymon Latin mercuriālis (“a plant, probably annual mercury (Mercurialis annua)”), short for herba mercuriālis (“(probably) annual mercury”, literally “herb or plant of the god Mercury”). Mercuriālis (“pertaining to the Roman god Mercury”, adjective) is derived from Mercurius (“the Roman god Mercury”) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship from nouns). Later adjective and noun uses may have been directly derived from Latin mercuriālis (adjective), whence Middle English mercurial (“under the astrological influence of the planet Mercury”).

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