| 单词 | good-bad |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgood-bad good-bad adj. designating something which is simultaneously good and bad, esp. that is generally bad or inferior, but has redeeming characteristics, or is a particularly good example of an inferior thing; (also) relating to both good and bad. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > [adjective] > of inferior quality good-bad1852 dodgy1961 1852 tr. R. de Maistre in Dublin Rev. Dec. 390 There is nothing so dangerous as good bad books, that is to say, bad books written by excellent men deceived. 1899 Chambers's Jrnl. 23 Sept. 674/1 Smugglers in the good-bad old times pursued what they euphemistically called the ‘fair trade’. 1933 A. Thirkell High Rising ii. 41 ‘Good bad books?’ ‘Yes. Not very good books,..but good of a second-rate kind.’ 1949 M. Mead Male & Female xvii. 346 A frequent theme of modern movies is the ‘good-bad’ girl. 2003 R. Feasey in M. Jancovich et al. Defining Cult Movies xi. 173 They do not reject or invert standards of good and bad taste, but rather distinguish between the ‘good bad’ movie and the bad movie which is simply bad. < as lemmas |
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