mercurial的意思|示意

美 / mɜ:ˈkjʊəriəl / 英 / mɜrˈkjʊriəl /

adj. 水银的;水星的;墨丘利神的;雄辩机智的;活泼善变的

n. 汞剂;水银剂

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mercurial的用法详解

英语单词mercurial的用法讲解

mercurial是一个来源于拉丁的形容词,原意是指\"像水星(Mercury)一样,变幻莫测\",以及指\"气质善变的\"。它指的是一个人(或一件事)性情变化多端,时而喜气洋洋、时而忧心思考的体现。

mercurial的常用用法有以下几种:

1. 「形容人的性格」

Mercurial is often used to describe the unpredictable behaviour of people who change their moods quickly and often. 例句:He has a mercurial personality and his mood can switch from laughing to crying in a second.

2. 「形容事物」

Mercurial can also be used to describe a situation. 例句:The market was mercurial and it was hard to predict what would happen next.

3. 「形容风貌」

Mercurial can be used to describe a person's looks, especially when their appearance changes quickly. 例句:She has a mercurial fashion sense, she can switch from punk to princess in a few minutes.

总而言之,mercurial是一个非常有用的形容词,用来形容一个性格变化无常,一个人(或事物)容易被各种情绪左右的特征,而且也可以用来形容某些外表变化频繁的事物。

mercurial相关短语

1、 mercurial barometer 水银气压计,水银气压表,气压计

2、 mercurial thermometer 水银温度计,水银温度表,温度计

3、 mercurial ointment 汞软膏,汞制油膏

4、 mercurial sphygmomanometer 水银血压计,血压计,水银柱血压计

5、 mercurial column 水银柱,汞柱

6、 mercurial stomatitis 汞性口炎,汞毒性口炎

7、 mercurial diuretic 汞利尿药

8、 mercurial gauge 水银压力计,水银压力表

9、 mercurial gage 水银压计,水银压力计

mercurial相关例句

...his mercurial temperament.

他那反复无常的脾气

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Meanwhile, his mercurial character has only got more erratic.

同时, 喜乐无常的个性使小泽变得更加难以捉摸.

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Our desires and aversions are mercurial rulers.

我们的欲望与嫌恶是变化无常的统治者.

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Wealth and power can be fleeting, family bonds tenuous , status mercurial.

财富权力转眼成空, 家庭关系淡薄如纸, 名望地位飘忽不定.

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They experience feelings deeply and intensely, and their emotions are often mercurial.

他们的感情深刻而强烈, 情绪善变.

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He is a complicated man — moody, mercurial, with a melancholy streak.

他是一个性格复杂的人——喜怒无常, 反复多变, 有些忧郁寡欢.

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