mixedとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From mix, equivalent to mix +‎ -ed. Compare Middle English mixid (“mixed”, 過去分詞), 古期英語 miscode (“mixed”, preterite). More at mix.

In adjectival use, reinforced by French mixte and/or Latin mixtus, past participle of misceō (“mix”), from the same Indo-European root as mix.

発音

• IPA^(key): /mɪkst/
• 韻: -ɪkst

動詞

mixed

1. simple past tense and past participle of mix

形容詞

mixed (comparative more mixed, superlative most mixed)

1. Having two or more separate aspects.

   I get a very mixed feeling from this puzzling painting.

2. Not completely pure, tainted or adulterated.

   My joy was somewhat mixed when my partner said she was pregnant: it's a lot of responsibility.

3. Including both male(s) and female(s).

   The tennis match was mixed with a boy and a girl on each side.

   My son attends a mixed school, my daughter an all-girl grammar school.

4. Stemming from two or more races or breeds

   The benefit dog show has both mixed and single-breed competitions.

   Mixed blood can surprisingly produce inherited properties which neither parent showed

5. Polarizing; including both positive and negative feedback.

   The movie has received mixed reviews from movie critics.

同意語

• (having two または more separate aspects): heterogeneous (See also Thesaurus:heterogeneous); (feelings) ambivalent, conflicted, equivocal
• (not pure): impure
• (including both males かつ females): co-ed, unsegregated
• (stemming from two または more races または breeds): hybrid, mongrel

反意語

• (having two または more separate aspects): homogeneous, unmixed; See also Thesaurus:homogeneous
• (not pure): pure
• (including both males かつ females): single-sex
• (stemming from two または more races または breeds): pedigree, pure, pureblooded, purebred

派生語

関連する語

• mixer
• mixture

アナグラム

• demix