Word · Frequency #19853
mercurial
情绪多变的；反复无常的；活泼机智的
核心释义
常指情绪或性情多变、难以捉摸。
changing mood or mind suddenly and unpredictably; lively and quick-witted
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具有活泼或善变性格的；活跃的、多变的、机智的
Having a lively or volatile character; animated, changeable, quick-witted.
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易发生突然且不可预测的变化
liable to sudden unpredictable change
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与水星的占星影响有关的；具有此影响下的人的特征
Pertaining to the astrological influence of the planet Mercury; having the characteristics of a person under such influence (see adjective sense 1).
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与水星有关或受其(占星)影响的
relating to or under the (astrological) influence of the planet Mercury
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与水星有关的
Pertaining to the planet Mercury.
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具有归因于神墨丘利的特征(如口才、精明、敏捷、狡黠)的
relating to or having characteristics (eloquence, shrewdness, swiftness, thievishness) attributed to the god Mercury
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与汞或水银有关的；含汞的
Of or pertaining to the element mercury or quicksilver; containing mercury.
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由汞或汞化合物作用引起的
Caused by the action of mercury or a mercury compound.
汞的；含汞的；由汞引起的；（行星）水星的；受水星星象影响的；水星守护的；墨丘利神般的；机敏的；雄辩的；具有活泼或善变性格的；活跃的、多变的、机智的
用法In use
Her mercurial mood swings made it hard to know how she would react.
用法提示：mercurial 作为形容词，描述情绪多变、难以预测的特性。
The stock market is known for its mercurial nature, with prices shifting rapidly.
用法提示：mercurial 修饰 nature，表示市场变化无常。
He had a mercurial temperament, switching from joy to anger in an instant.
用法提示：mercurial 修饰 temperament，形容性格易变。
mercurial twists of temperament
the Mercurial canals
more than Mercurial thievishness
mercurial + noun
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- mercurial temperament
- 反复无常的性情
- His mercurial temperament exhausted his colleagues.他反复无常的性情让同事们精疲力竭。
- mercurial mood
- 喜怒无常的情绪
- She found his mercurial moods hard to predict.她觉得他喜怒无常的情绪很难预料。
- mercurial wit
- 敏捷的才思；机智
- Her mercurial wit made the debate lively.她敏捷的才思使辩论气氛活跃起来。
- mercurial rise
- 迅速崛起
- The young player's mercurial rise stunned the sports world.这位年轻选手的迅速崛起震惊了体育界。
- mercurial poisoning
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象水银珠在桌面滚来滚去、难以捉摸，mercurial 就用来形容人情绪多变、反复无常。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、文学描写、人物性格评论 该词多用于正式或文学语境，常形容人的性格或情绪变化快、难以预测；日常口语中较少这样用，更常说 changeable 或 unpredictable。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
No listed word fully rhymes with mercurial /mɝˈkjʊriəl/. The words ending in '-rial' (imperial /ɪmˈpɪriəl/, material /məˈtɪriəl/, managerial /ˌmænəˈdʒɪriəl/) rhyme with one another in /ɪriəl/, but mercurial has /ʊriəl/, so the stressed vowel differs. Curious /ˈkjʊriəs/ and cure /kjʊr/ match the /kjʊr/ of mercurial’s stressed syllable but lack the final /iəl/; in spelling, ‘curi’ is shared by mercurial and curious, and ‘cur’ by mercurial and cure. Do not pronounce the '-cur-' as /kɜːr/.
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