quicksilver

英 ['kwɪksɪlvə(r)] 美 ['kwɪksɪlvər]

• n. 水银；汞
• adj. 极快的；反复无常的

英英释义

Noun:

1. a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures

Adjective:

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"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Mirrors have a backing of quicksilver.
   镜子以水银作底。

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. Her quicksilver nature had been a constant concern to her parents in the past.
   她好感情用事，这曾使她父母牵肠挂肚。

经典引文

• Thou hast quicksilver in the veins of thee to a certainty.

  出自： fig.

词汇搭配

• quicksilver ability 无孔不入的穿插能力...
• horn quicksilver 汞膏
• have quicksilver in one's veins 具有活跃好动的性格...

近反义词

【近义词】

• mercury 水银
• mercurial 善变的
• volatile 不稳定的
• changeable 易变的
• inconstant 易变的
• unpredictable 不可预知的
• unstable 不稳定的
• erratic 古怪的
• fickle 变幻无常的
• HG =Hand Genera...
• hydrargyrum 汞