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。
mixedness noun 语源
late Middle English mixt: from Old French mixte, from Latin mixtus, past participle of miscere 'to mix'