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  1. Oxford American Dictionary

    mercurial

    • IPA[mərˈkyo͝orēəl]

    美式

    • adj.
      (of a person) subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind；(of a person) sprightly; lively.
    • n.
      a drug or other compound containing mercury
    • 釋義

    形容詞

    • 1. (of a person) subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind his mercurial temperament
    • ▪ (of a person) sprightly; lively.
    • 2. of or containing the element mercury gels containing organic mercurial compounds
    • 3. of the planet Mercury.

    名詞

    • 1. a drug or other compound containing mercury for twenty years organic mercurials were the most potent diuretics in clinical use
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    mercurial

    • IPA[məːˈkjʊərɪəl]

    英式

    • adj.
      subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind: his mercurial temperament
    • n.
      a drug or other compound containing mercury: for twenty years organic mercurials were the most potent diuretics in clinical use

    Oxford Dictionary