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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

挥发性

Pronunciation / Transliteration: huīfāxìng

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Volatile/ˈvɒl.ə.taɪl/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"股票市场以其挥发性著称。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Liable to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse.

    "The stock market is known for its volatile nature, with prices fluctuating dramatically."
  2. 2

    Easily evaporated at normal temperatures.

    "Volatile organic compounds can contribute to air pollution."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'volatilis', meaning 'flying' or 'fleet', originating from 'volare' (to fly). Entering the English language in the late 16th century via French, it initially referred to physical substances capable of readily evaporating, before expanding metaphorically into human moods and financial markets by the 17th and 18th centuries.

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