| 词汇 | quicksilver |
| 词源 | quicksilver. The Romans called this metallic element, mer- cury, by the name argentum vivum, “living silver,” because of its liquid mobile form at ordinary temperatures. “Living silver” was translated as quick silver (quick meaning “living”) into a number of languages, coming into English as cuiceolfor by about the year 1000. |
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