mercurial

英 [mɜːˈkjʊəriəl]

美 [mɜːrˈkjʊriəl]

adj.  多变的; 变幻莫测的; 活泼的; 机智的; 含水银的; 水银的

复数：mercurials　

GRE

BNC.19853 / COCA.21807

牛津词典

adj.

• 多变的；变幻莫测的
  often changing or reacting in a way that is unexpected
  1. Emily's mercurial temperament made her difficult to live with.
     埃米莉脾气反复无常，很难与她相处。
• 活泼的；机智的
  lively and quick
  1. a brilliant, mercurial mind
     敏捷而富有才智的头脑
• 含水银的；水银的
  containing mercury

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 善变的;变化无常的;难以预测的
  If you describe someone asmercurial, you mean that they frequently change their mind or mood without warning.
  1. ...his mercurial temperament.
     他那反复无常的脾气

英英释义

adj

• liable to sudden unpredictable change
  1. erratic behavior
  2. fickle weather
  3. mercurial twists of temperament
  4. a quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next
  Synonym:erraticficklequicksilver(a)
• relating to or containing or caused by mercury
  1. mercurial preparations
  2. mercurial sore mouth

双语例句

• You might have to tolerate the whims of a mercurial tycoon but you will observe first-hand how to do it.
  你可能不得不忍受一个多变大佬的突发奇想，但你会获得关于如何做的第一手观察。
• Conceivably, the mercurial Mr Kim might suddenly try to ditch China and re-embrace South Korea.
  可以想象，一向多变的金正恩或许会突然试图抛弃中国、向韩国重新示好。
• History preservation during copy/ move operations: Mercurial's copy and move commands both preserve complete history information, while Git does not preserve history in either case.
  在复制/移动操作期间保存历史：Mercurial的copy和move命令都保存完整的历史信息，而Git在这两种情况下不保存历史。
• The guests enjoyed his mercurial gaiety.
  客人们喜欢他那活泼开朗的性格。
• Mercurial and Git fans are also happy to discuss the learning curve, merits, and usability of each VCS system's command set.
  Mercurial和Git的支持者还希望讨论这两个VCS系统的命令集的学习难度、优点和易用性。
• Not only did Ashton get the many looks of Steve brown beard, no beard, gray beard, etc but also the mercurial and often maniacal mannerisms.
  艾什顿不仅模仿了史蒂夫的外表棕色胡子、没有胡子、灰色胡子等等也抓住了史蒂夫的机智多变，以及有些疯狂的怪癖。
• He is the man who seeks to reconcile the demands of a mercurial seller with those of an investment committee and compliance team in New York.
  在善变的卖方与纽约投资委员会和合规团队之间，他是协调双方要求的人。
• Each channel has its own Mercurial repository.
  每个通道都有自己的Mercurial仓库。
• You're a mercurial man John.
  约翰你是个善变的男人。
• He is a complicated man-moody, mercurial, with a melancholy streak.
  他是一个性格复杂的人喜怒无常、复多变、些忧郁寡欢。