The mercurial climate of the coast can shift from heavy fog to blazing sun within a single afternoon.
海岸多变的气候可能在一个下午内从浓雾转为烈日。
Which choice best defines “mercurial”?
D — Volatile; quick to change mood.. “mercurial” means Volatile; quick to change mood..
Which word means “Volatile; quick to change mood.”?
B — mercurial. “mercurial” means Volatile; quick to change mood..
mercurial — Volatile; quick to change mood.. In Chinese: 善变的；反复无常的.
mercurial is pronounced //mɜːˈkjʊəriəl//.
The mercurial climate of the coast can shift from heavy fog to blazing sun within a single afternoon. (海岸多变的气候可能在一个下午内从浓雾转为烈日。)
volatile, capricious, changeable — all close in meaning to mercurial (Volatile; quick to change mood.).
steady, constant — each the opposite of mercurial (Volatile; quick to change mood.).
Yes. mercurial is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
Mercury(水银/信使神) → 变幻不定。