also bitter-sweet, late 14c., used especially in Middle English in reference to a type of apple, from bitter (adj.) + sweet (adj.). As an adjective, attested from 1610s. Greek had a similarly formed compound, glykypikros, literally "sweet-bitter."
雙語例句
1. Along the way she tells a poignant, bittersweet story.
在找尋過程中她講述了一個辛酸, 卻又苦樂參半的故事.
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2. Darker roasts, in contrast, have a fuller flavor approaching a bittersweet tang.
深度烘焙, 比較而言, 苦甜參半的風(fēng)味更加濃郁.
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3. That looks like a victory forconservation, albeit a bittersweet one.
這看似動物保育工作的巨大成就,不過其中卻有隱憂.
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4. And so their tale is a bittersweet ballad of love and hate.
因此他們的故事就如同一首愛恨交織、苦中有甜的抒情詩.
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5. Using Angled bittersweet to control pests had along history in China.