mercurial

[英] [məˈkjʊəri:əl] [美] [mɚˈkjʊriəl] 生词本

adj.

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1. ADJ-GRADED 善变的;变化无常的;难以预测的 If you describe someone as mercurial, you mean that they frequently change their mind or mood without warning. 
  • ...his mercurial temperament.

    他那反复无常的脾气

Adjective

1. liable to sudden unpredictable change;

  • "erratic behavior"
  • "fickle weather"
  • "mercurial twists of temperament"
  • "a quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next"

2. relating to or containing or caused by mercury;

  • "mercurial preparations"
  • "mercurial sore mouth"

医学

  • 1.①汞的;②汞制剂