| 单词 | mercurial |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [mə:'kjuəriəl] |
| 解释 | a.善变的；活泼的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj. 善变的(changeable; fickle)；活泼的(animated; sprightly) 【考】 mercurial : mood /fickle : affection / whimsical : behavior(易变的情绪/易变的 感情/易变的行为)mercurial : committed / profligate : solvent(反复无常的[人]不会 一诺千金/挥霍浪费的 [人]不会有偿债能力)反义词：constant(恒 定的) 【记】 来自mercury(水银)， 水银流动性极强 |
| 字源 | mercurial (adj.) 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. |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. 水银的; 善变的; 活泼的 【记】源于mercury(n 水银), 水银流动性极强－善变的 【类】mercurial: mood = fickle: affection = whimsical: behavior易变的情绪 = 易变的感情 = 易变的行为mercurial: committed = profligate: solvent反复无常的人不会一诺千金 = 挥霍的人不会有偿债能力scurrilous: propriety = mercurial: constancy下流的不适当 = 易变得不一致 【反】constant(adj 不变的; 持续的) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】源自mercury 水银；merc-商业 + cure 药，治愈，商场上的万灵药是银子→水银 |
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