mercurial 音标拼音: [mɚkj'ʊriəl]
a .
Mercury 神的,水星的,敏捷的,活泼的,水银的
n . 水银剂,汞剂
Mercury 神的,水星的,敏捷的,活泼的,水银的水银剂,汞剂
mercurial adj 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 " [
synonym : {
erratic },
{
fickle }, {
mercurial }, {
quicksilver (
a )}]
2 :
relating to or under the (
astrological )
influence of the planet Mercury ; "
the Mercurial canals "
3 :
relating to or having characteristics (
eloquence ,
shrewdness ,
swiftness ,
thievishness )
attributed to the god Mercury ; "
more than Mercurial thievishness "
4 :
relating to or containing or caused by mercury ; "
mercurial preparations "; "
mercurial sore mouth "
Mercurial \
Mer *
cu "
ri *
al \,
n .
1 .
A person having mercurial qualities . --
Bacon .
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2 . (
Med .)
A preparation containing mercury .
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Mercurial \
Mer *
cu "
ri *
al \,
a . [
L .
mercurialis ,
fr .
Mercurius Mercury :
cf .
F .
mercuriel .]
1 .
Having the qualities fabled to belong to the god Mercury ;
swift ;
active ;
sprightly ;
fickle ;
volatile ;
changeable ;
as ,
a mercurial youth ;
a mercurial temperament .
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A mercurial man Who fluttered over all things like a fan . --
Byron .
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2 .
Having the form or image of Mercury ; --
applied to ancient guideposts . [
Obs .] --
Chillingworth .
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3 .
Of or pertaining to Mercury as the god of trade ;
hence ,
money -
making ;
crafty .
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The mercurial wand of commerce . --
J .
Q .
Adams .
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4 .
Of or pertaining to ,
or containing ,
mercury ;
as ,
mercurial preparations ,
barometer .
See {
Mercury },
2 .
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5 . (
Med .)
Caused by the use of mercury ;
as ,
mercurial sore mouth .
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236 Moby Thesaurus words for "
mercurial ":
active ,
activist ,
activistic ,
adrift ,
adroit ,
afloat ,
agile ,
alive ,
alternating ,
ambitendent ,
ambivalent ,
amorphous ,
animated ,
at loose ends ,
aureate ,
bouncing ,
bouncy ,
brass ,
brassy ,
brazen ,
breakneck ,
breezy ,
brisk ,
bronze ,
bronzy ,
bubbly ,
buoyant ,
capricious ,
changeable ,
changeful ,
changing ,
chipper ,
choppy ,
clever ,
copper ,
coppery ,
coquettish ,
cunning ,
cupreous ,
cuprous ,
dashing ,
desultory ,
deviable ,
deviating ,
deviative ,
deviatory ,
different ,
disorderly ,
divaricate ,
divergent ,
diversified ,
diversiform ,
dizzy ,
double -
minded ,
double -
quick ,
dubious ,
eagle -
winged ,
ebullient ,
eccentric ,
effervescent ,
elastic ,
energetic ,
erose ,
erratic ,
expansive ,
expeditious ,
express ,
faddish ,
fast ,
fast and loose ,
fence -
sitting ,
fence -
straddling ,
ferrous ,
ferruginous ,
fickle ,
fitful ,
fleet ,
flickering ,
flighty ,
flirtatious ,
flitting ,
fluctuating ,
flying ,
freakish ,
frisky ,
full of go ,
full of life ,
full of pep ,
galloping ,
giddy ,
gilt ,
gold ,
gold -
filled ,
gold -
plated ,
golden ,
hair -
trigger ,
hasty ,
headlong ,
hustling ,
impetuous ,
impulsive ,
inconsistent ,
inconstant ,
indecisive ,
infirm ,
infirm of purpose ,
ingenious ,
iron ,
ironlike ,
irregular ,
irresolute ,
irresolved ,
irresponsible ,
jagged ,
jerky ,
lead ,
leaden ,
light ,
light of heel ,
light -
footed ,
live ,
lively ,
lubricious ,
mazy ,
mercurous ,
militant ,
mobile ,
moody ,
motley ,
movable ,
mugwumpian ,
mugwumpish ,
mutable ,
nickel ,
nickelic ,
nickeline ,
nimble ,
nimble -
footed ,
nonconformist ,
nonstandard ,
nonuniform ,
of two minds ,
peppy ,
perky ,
pert ,
pewter ,
pewtery ,
pluralistic ,
precipitate ,
prompt ,
quick ,
quick as lightning ,
quick as thought ,
quicksilver ,
ragged ,
rambling ,
rapid ,
reckless ,
resilient ,
restless ,
rough ,
roving ,
running ,
scatterbrained ,
shapeless ,
shifting ,
shifty ,
shuffling ,
silver ,
silver -
plated ,
silvery ,
skittish ,
smacking ,
snappy ,
spanking ,
spasmodic ,
speedy ,
spineless ,
spirited ,
sporadic ,
sprightly ,
spry ,
steel ,
steely ,
swift ,
temperamental ,
ticklish ,
tin ,
tinny ,
toying ,
unaccountable ,
uncertain ,
uncontrolled ,
undecided ,
undependable ,
undetermined ,
undisciplined ,
unequable ,
unequal ,
uneven ,
unfixed ,
unorthodox ,
unpredictable ,
unreliable ,
unresolved ,
unrestrained ,
unsettled ,
unstable ,
unstable as water ,
unstaid ,
unsteadfast ,
unsteady ,
unsystematic ,
ununiform ,
vacillating ,
vagrant ,
variable ,
variegated ,
variform ,
various ,
varying ,
versatile ,
vicissitudinary ,
vicissitudinous ,
vivacious ,
volatile ,
wandering ,
wanton ,
wavering ,
wavery ,
wavy ,
wayward ,
whimsical ,
winged ,
wishy -
washy ,
zingy
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