Word · Frequency #34792
quicksilver
/ˈkwiksilvə/
adjective
易变的;变化莫测的
核心释义
liable to sudden unpredictable change
- 1.
易发生突然不可预测的变化。
liable to sudden unpredictable change
易发生突然不可预测的变化。;水银似的;易变的
用法In use
Her quicksilver mood made it hard for her friends to keep up.
用法提示:quicksilver 作形容词,表示情绪像水银一样变化无常。
The stock market is quicksilver, responding instantly to any rumor.
用法提示:quicksilver 作形容词,描述市场像水银一样迅速且不可预测地变化。
His quicksilver wit kept everyone laughing at the party.
用法提示:quicksilver 作形容词,突出其思维像水银一样灵活多变。
相关词与表达Connections
词族Word family
- quicksilvers
- third person singular
- quicksilvered
- past, past participle
- quicksilvering
- present participle
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