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单词 bittersweet
释义 bittersweet
 —bittersweetly,  adv.   —bittersweetness,  n.  
  adj.   /bit'euhr sweet", bit"euhr sweet'/;  n.   /bit"euhr sweet'/,  adj.  
  1. both bitter and sweet to the taste: bittersweet chocolate.
  2. both pleasant and painful or regretful: a bittersweet memory.
  n.  
  3. Also called woody nightshade. a climbing or trailing plant, Solanum dulcamara, of the nightshade family, having small, violet, star-shaped flowers with a protruding yellow center and scarlet berries.
  4. Also called climbing bittersweet. any climbing plant of the genus Celastrus, bearing orange capsules opening to expose red-coated seeds, esp. C. scandens.
  5. pleasure mingled with pain or regret: the bittersweet of parting.
 [1350-1400; ME; see BITTER, SWEET]
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