◙ adjective 1. consisting of different qualities or elements • 混合的；搀和的；混杂的 »a varied, mixed diet. 多样化的混合饮食。 »beaches with mixed sand and shingle. 混有砂和砂石的海滩。 (of an assessment of, reaction to, or feeling about something) containing a mixture of both favourable and negative elements • （对某事物的评价、反应或感情）好坏兼有的；复杂的 »the film opened last Friday to mixed reviews. 上星期五开演的电影舆论毁誉参半。 »I had mixed feelings about seeing Laura again. 对再次与劳拉会面，我心里很矛盾。 composed of different varieties of the same thing • 混合的；搀和的；混杂的 »crab on a bed of mixed salad. 以混合色拉打底的蟹肉。 involving or showing a mixture of races or social classes • 不同种族（或阶层）混合的 »people of mixed race. 种族混合的群体。 (especially of an educational establishment or a sports team or competition) of or for members of both sexes • （尤指学校、运动队或比赛）男女混合的 »the college's mixed hockey team. 那所大学男女混编的曲棍球队。
【派生】
♦ mixedness noun
【语源】
1. late Middle English mixt: from Old French mixte, from Latin mixtus, past participle of miscere 'to mix'