英语词汇mercury的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

mercury; mercurial. Mercury, with his winged hat and san- dals, was the fastest and busiest of the Roman gods, as our old saying quick as Mercury reflects. For the same reason the liquid metal mercury was named for him, because it flowed quickly from place to place. The planet Mercury, also named for the god; gives us the word mercurial, “rapid, unpredictable changes in mood,” astrologers in ancient times believing that because Mercury was the planet closest to the sun those born under its influence were most subject to such shifting moods. See merchant; fast as ladas.

词汇	mercury
词源	mercury; mercurial. Mercury, with his winged hat and san- dals, was the fastest and busiest of the Roman gods, as our old saying quick as Mercury reflects. For the same reason the liquid metal mercury was named for him, because it flowed quickly from place to place. The planet Mercury, also named for the god; gives us the word mercurial, “rapid, unpredictable changes in mood,” astrologers in ancient times believing that because Mercury was the planet closest to the sun those born under its influence were most subject to such shifting moods. See merchant; fast as ladas.
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