英语词汇“mixed”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	mixed
释义	mixed \ˈmikst\ adjective Etymology: alteration (influenced by mixed, past participle of mix) (I) of Middle English mixte — more at mix 1. : combining the characteristics of more than one kind or class : not conforming to a single type < mixed grain in lumber > < a horse with a mixed gait > as a. : having the legal attributes of two or more classes < a personal, real, or mixed action > b. : uniting features of two or more of the recognized systems of government (as aristocracy, democracy, monarchy) < gave to mixed government the form of a system of checks and balances — G.H.Sabine > < a mixed state > < a mixed constitution, in which King, Lords, and Commons all played their historical part — Ernest Barker > c. : combining features or exhibiting symptoms of more than one condition or disease < a mixed tumor > d. of a hand : having the fingers and palm of more than one type and usually held by palmists to indicate versatility and ease of comprehension and creativity often combined with erratic behavior and a lack of concentration — compare conic, philosophic, psychic, spatulate, square e. of an inflorescence : combining racemose and cymose formations < the mixed thyrsus of the lilac > f. : involving joint ownership by both government and private individuals or business organizations < a mixed corporation > g. : of or constituting a life-insurance company having a paid-up capital in addition to its accumulated assets and awarding a small portion of its profits to the proprietors or shareholders and the remainder to the assured (as in the mutual plan) < the mixed plan > < a mixed company > h. of a chemical compound : characterized by different groups, radicals, or ions of similar type < mixed glycerides > — opposed to simple 2. : made up of or involving individuals or items of more than one kind < a mixed carload > < a highway open to mixed traffic > < a mixed repertory of music old and new — Virgil Thomson > < go to town in fatigues, mixed uniforms and practically anything we want — Glen Carlsen > as a. (1) : made up of or involving persons differing in race, national origin, religion, or class < a mixed trade union with Negroes and whites in the same local > < the mixed group of Alsatians, French, Swiss, Germans … who founded and developed the community — American Guide Series: Texas > < the religion of children in mixed households > (2) : including persons of dubious social status or moral character : not select < admit that the early Christians were a very mixed lot — G.B.Shaw > (3) : made up of representatives of both sides (as of a matter in dispute) and often one or more neutral members < settle their frontier disputes by means of mixed frontier commissions — UN Dept. of Public Information > — compare joint (4) : constituted by native and foreign judges for the administration of justice between persons of different nationalities < the jurisdiction of the mixed courts extends over all civil cases between Europeans and Egyptians — Evelyn Baring > < set up a mixed tribunal for the suppression of the slave trade — R.E.Crist > b. (1) : made up of or involving individuals of both sexes < a story considered unfit for mixed company > < mixed socials > < the couple who sang soprano and bass in the mixed quartet > < a contract bridge contest for mixed pairs > (2) : of both men and women performing in combination < a work for mixed voices sung by the men's and women's glee clubs > < a mixed chorus > c. of a stable natural community : containing two or more kinds of organism in abundance < a mixed prairie including both short grasses and midgrasses > d. of a canasta : containing one or more wild cards 3. a. : including or accompanied by inconsistent or incompatible elements < considered technical advance a mixed blessing > < got a mixed reaction from the family > — often used with plural nouns < acted from mixed motives when money was involved > < mixed feelings toward a writer close to him in expression but alien in temperament — Irving Howe > < mixed reviews, ranging from “a sound musical drama” to “a very tasteless and pointless production” — Current Biography > b. of a market : characterized by price movements in both directions : irregular < the bond market was mixed > 4. : that derives from two or more recognized races or breeds < a person of mixed blood > < a dog of mixed breed > 5. of a vowel : central 7
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