late 14c., "pertaining to the planet Mercury" (see Mercury). Meaning "sprightly, volatile, quick" (1590s) is from supposed qualities of those born under the planet Mercury (they also are the qualities of the god Mercury), probably also partly by association with the qualities of quicksilver. A variant in this sense was mercurious (1590s). Related: Mercurially; mercuriality.
雙語例句
1. Emily's mercurial temperament made her difficult to live with.
埃米莉脾氣反復(fù)無常，很難與她相處。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
2. He is a complicated man— moody, mercurial, with a melancholy streak.
他是一個(gè)性格復(fù)雜的人——喜怒無常，反復(fù)多變，有些憂郁寡歡。
來自辭典例句
3. Meanwhile, his mercurial character has only got more erratic.
同時(shí), 喜樂無常的個(gè)性使小澤變得更加難以捉摸.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
4. Mercurial Stone can now be put into Gem Bags.
水銀石現(xiàn)在能放置在寶石包中.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
5. Wealth and power can be fleeting, family bonds tenuous , status mercurial.