volatile
adj
1 (of a liquid) changing rapidly into vapour (指液体)易挥发的.
2 (espderog 尤作贬义) (of a person) changing quickly from one mood or interest to another; fickle (指人)情绪或兴趣多变的, 无常性的
a highly volatile personality, disposition,nature, etc 反覆无常的个性、 性情、 天性等.
3 (of trading conditions, etc) likely to change suddenly or sharply; unstable (指商情等)很可能急剧波动的, 不稳定的
volatile stock-markets, exchange rates 不稳定的股市、 汇率
a volatile political situation, eg one that could lead to a change of government 动荡不定的政局.
That's right. On Friday. I'm going there for the holiday with my parents.
是的,星期五(动身)。我打算到那儿和我的父母一起度假。
Do you remember one afternoon ten years ago when I came to your house and borrowed a necklace of yours? Pierre, my husband, was working in a government office. We'd been invited to a ball at the palace so I needed to borrow some jewellery.