单词	double-edged
释义	English American double-edgedadjective uk/ˌdʌb.əlˈedʒd/us/ˌdʌb.əlˈedʒd/ Something that is double-edged acts in two ways, often with one negative and one positive effect: She paid me the double-edged compliment of saying my work was "excellent for a beginner." The government's programme to grow cash crops for export is a double-edged sword because it has created a local food shortage. See also two-edged Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Quite good, or not very good acceptable adequate agreeable all very well idiom all very well/fine/good idiom average cut fair iffy impure indifferent kind lesser pass reasonable refined rose rough edges idiom satisfactory second best idiom See more results » double-edgedadjective [ not gradable ] /ˈdʌb·əlˈedʒd/ having two possible and different meanings or effects: Climate changes are potentially double-edged in their consequences. Wealth and fame can be a double-edged sword (= a situation with both positive and negative effects).
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