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单词 mercurial
释义
mercurialmer‧cu‧ri‧al /mɜːˈkjʊəriəl $ mɜːrˈkjʊr-/ adjective Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • the actress's infamous mercurial nature
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Certain deficiencies, of vitamins or iodine, can be harmful, and there are serious dangers from mercurial or lead poisoning.
  • Flamboyant, mercurial creatures, they had passionate wills of their own; they exercised a devious, seductive fascination.
  • His mercurial and fickle temperament left him with few friends.
  • Indeed, anyone who does not master this mercurial context will be mastered by it.
  • It is diverse, volatile, and mercurial.
  • Nobody could have been more opposite to the flamboyant Sukarno, or even the haughty Jinnah or the mercurial Nehru.
  • Nothing, no sign of our mercurial companion.
  • We could turn to the law for justice rather than depend on the mercurial whims of some benevolent or dictatorial boss.
1literary having feelings that change suddenly and without warning:  an actor noted for his mercurial temperament2literary quick and clever:  her mercurial wit3technical containing mercury
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