mercurial
noun · adjectiveB2Định nghĩa theo từ loại
Danh từ
noun- 1.
(obsolete)Any of the plants known as mercury, especially the annual mercury or French mercury (Mercurialis annua).
- 2.
(astrology) A person born under the influence of the planet Mercury; hence, a person having an eloquent, quickwitted, furtive, or volatile character.
- 3.
(chemistry) A chemical compound containing mercury.
- 4.
(historical)(pharmacology, historical) A preparation of mercury, especially as a treatment for syphilis.
Tính từ
adjective- 1.
(comparable)Having a lively or volatile character; animated, changeable, quick-witted.
his mercurial temperament
Đồng nghĩa: fickle, unpredictable
- 2.
(not comparable)(not comparable, astrology) Pertaining to the astrological influence of the planet Mercury; having the characteristics of a person under such influence (see adjective sense 1).
- 3.
(not comparable)(not comparable, astronomy) Pertaining to the planet Mercury.
- 4.
(not comparable)(not comparable, chemistry) Of or pertaining to the element mercury or quicksilver; containing mercury.
- 5.
(not comparable)(not comparable, medicine) Caused by the action of mercury or a mercury compound.
- 6.
(Roman, not comparable)(not comparable, Roman mythology) Pertaining to Mercury, the Roman god of, among other things, commerce, financial gain, communication, and thieves and trickery; hence (comparable), money-making; crafty.
Near-synonym: Hermesian
Đồng nghĩa: Hermesian
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Noun sense 1 (“(obsolete) plant known as mercury”) is from Middle English mercurial, from mercurial, Old French mercurial, or directly from their etymon Latin mercuriālis (a plant, probably annual mercury (Mercurialis annua)), short for herba mercuriālis ((probably) annual mercury). Mercuriālis (pertaining to the Roman god Mercury) is derived from Mercurius (the Roman god Mercury) + -ālis.