прилагательное · редкое

mercurial

mer·cu·ri·al

mercurial · more mercurial · most mercurial

сообразительный, находчивый, ртутный

sprunghaft, launenhaft, lebhaft, quecksilberhaltig

Having a lively or volatile characterHaving a lively or volatile character; animated, changeable, quick-witted.

UK/məːˈkjʊə.ɹɪ.əl/US/mɝˈkjʊ.ɹi.əl/

Значение

значений: 6

(comparable)Having a lively or volatile character; animated, changeable, quick-witted.
his mercurial temperament
sprunghaft, launenhaft, lebhaft
сообрази́тельныйsoobrazítelʹnyj, нахо́дчивыйnaxódčivyj
(без степеней сравнения)Pertaining to the astrological influence of the planet Mercury; having the characteristics of a person under such influence (see adjective sense 1).
relating to or under the (astrological) influence of the planet Mercury
(без степеней сравнения)Pertaining to the planet Mercury.
relating to or containing or caused by mercury
(без степеней сравнения)Of or pertaining to the element mercury or quicksilver; containing mercury.
quecksilberhaltig
рту́тныйrtútnyj
(без степеней сравнения)Caused by the action of mercury or a mercury compound.
(Roman, без степеней сравнения)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

Переводы

языков: 6

Русский

По значениям 2

having a lively or volatile character — see also animated, changeable, quick-witted:

containing the element mercury:

Deutsch

По значениям 2

having a lively or volatile character — see also animated, changeable, quick-witted:

containing the element mercury:

Происхождение

Noun sense 1 (“(obsolete) plant known as mercury”) is from Middle English mercurial (“a pl

Noun sense 1 (“(obsolete) plant known as mercury”) is from Middle English mercurial (“a plant, probably the goosefoot (Chenopodium); (possibly) dog’s mercury (Mercurialis perennis)”), from Anglo-Norman 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”, literally “herb or plant of the god Mercury”). Mercuriālis (“pertaining to the Roman god Mercury”, adjective) is derived from Mercurius (“the Roman god Mercury”) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship from nouns).

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