bittersweet

大学 FREQ #26169

a. 又苦又甜的, 苦乐参半的 [医] 白英, 蜀羊泉

发音

US /ˈbɪtɚˌswit/
US /ˈbɪɾɚˌswiʔt̚/
US /ˌbɪtɚˈswit/

词形变化

bittersweets 复数 bittersweets more bittersweet 比较级 most bittersweet 最高级

别名

bitter-sweet

教材释义与例句

名词

又苦又甜的东西；蜀羊泉

形容词

苦乐参半的；又苦又甜的

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Bittersweet nightshade (Solanum dulcamara).

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  2. 2.

    Bittersweetness.

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  3. 3.

    A vine, of the genus Celastrus, having small orange fruit that open to reveal red seeds.

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  4. 4.

    A variety of apple with a bittersweet taste.

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  5. 5.

    Any variety of clam in the family Glycymerididae

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  6. 6.

    A pinkish-orange color. Any color in between scarlet and orange.

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adj.
  1. 1.

    Both bitter and sweet.

    苦甜

    bittersweet chocolate

  2. 2.

    Expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure.

    比喻

    The break-up was very bittersweet; they both hurt to end it, but were glad it was over.

  3. 3.

    Of bittersweet color (see the noun section, below).

词汇关系

名词

同义词 5

climbing nightshade deadly nightshade staff vine waxwork woody nightshade

上位词 2

vine nightshade
形容词

同义词 1

semisweet

近义相关 2

sad tasty

词源

From Middle English bitterswete, biterswete, equivalent to bitter + sweet. Cognate with Saterland Frisian bitterswäit (“bittersweet”), West Frisian bittersoet (“bittersweet”), Dutch bitterzoet (“bittersweet”), German bittersüß (“bittersweet”), Danish bittersød (“bittersweet”), Swedish bittersöt (“bittersweet”).

来源：wiktionary