音标:英 ['kwɪksɪlvə(r)]美 ['kwɪksɪlvər]
水银, 汞vt. 涂水银于a. 水银似的, 易变的
n a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures
s liable to sudden unpredictable change
1. He would spend the rest of his life trying to capture on film the quicksilver light he saw that morning and the sense it conveyed of a deeper truth and meaning.
他的余生都将用胶片去记录 那天早晨他看到的水银般的光芒 以及它所传达的更深层的真理与意义