† mercuriousadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mercury n., -ous suffix.

Etymology: < mercury n. + -ous suffix; compare -ious suffix. Compare earlier mercurial adj. and later mercurous adj. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation (məɹkiū^ə·riəs) /məˈkjʊərɪəs/.

Obsolete. rare.

= mercurial adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > spiritedness or liveliness > [adjective] > mercurial

mercurious1591

mercurial1647

1591 F. Sparry tr. C. de Cattan Geomancie 233 People Saturnious and Mercurious [Fr. (1558) gens Saturniens & Mercurialistes].

1706 E. Ward Hudibras Redivivus I. v. 21 Confound Politicus Mercurious, Whose Reas'nings might have prov'd injurious, Had not the Threat'nings of the Laws Made him turn Tail upon his Cause.]

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	mercurious
释义	† mercuriousadj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mercury n., -ous suffix. Etymology: < mercury n. + -ous suffix; compare -ious suffix. Compare earlier mercurial adj. and later mercurous adj. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation (məɹkiū^ə·riəs) /məˈkjʊərɪəs/. Obsolete. rare. = mercurial adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > spiritedness or liveliness > [adjective] > mercurial mercurious1591 mercurial1647 1591 F. Sparry tr. C. de Cattan Geomancie 233 People Saturnious and Mercurious [Fr. (1558) gens Saturniens & Mercurialistes]. 1706 E. Ward Hudibras Redivivus I. v. 21 Confound Politicus Mercurious, Whose Reas'nings might have prov'd injurious, Had not the Threat'nings of the Laws Made him turn Tail upon his Cause.] This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.1591
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