| 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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