volatile
英 ['vɒlətaɪl]
美['vɑlətl]
- adj. [化学] 挥发性的；不稳定的；爆炸性的；反覆无常的
- n. 挥发物；有翅的动物
- n. (Volatile)人名；(意)沃拉蒂莱
词态变化
名词: volatility;
中文词源
volatile 浮动的，易挥发的
来自拉丁语volare,飞，可能来自will,意愿，引申义浮动的，挥发的。
英文词源
- volatile
- volatile: see volley
- volatile (adj.)
- 1590s "fine or light," also "evaporating rapidly" (c. 1600), from Middle French volatile, from Latin volatilis "fleeting, transitory; swift, rapid; flying, winged," from past participle stem of volare "to fly" (see volant). Sense of "readily changing, flighty, fickle" is first recorded 1640s. Volatiles in Middle English meant "birds, butterflies, and other winged creatures" (c. 1300).
双语例句
- 1. There have been riots before and the situation is volatile.
- 以前曾发生过暴乱，现在局势不太稳定。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. It's thought that the blast occurred when volatile chemicals exploded.
- 人们认为，易挥发的化学物质爆炸时产生了冲击波。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Armed soldiers guard the streets in this volatile atmosphere.
- 目前局势动荡不定，有武装士兵在街道上警戒。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. First McNeil had to cool down the volatile Australian 20-year old.
- 首先麦克尼尔得让那个脾气暴躁的20岁澳大利亚小伙子冷静下来。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. He accompanied the volatile actress to Hollywood the following year.
- 第二年他陪着这位情绪无常的女演员去了好莱坞。
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