英和和英

名詞

mixed bag (複数形 mixed bags)

1. Any bag containing a mixture of something.

   a mixed bag of nuts

2. (by extension) A group of entities with few characteristics in common.

   Synonyms: assortment, rattlebag

   The people I met at the support group were a mixed bag: some were grouchy pessimists, and others were cheery do-gooders.

3. (idiomatic) Something tending to have both good and bad results or characteristics; something having a mixture of advantages and disadvantages.

   Owning a car is a mixed bag. It is convenient, but also costly.

   • 2011 January 22, Phil McNulty, “Aston Villa 1 - 0 Man City”, in BBC‎^[1]:

     It was Villa, however, who posted the next moment of danger with another long-range effort from Young, forcing Hart - who had been a mixed bag throughout - to dive low to his right to save as Houllier's side continued to perform in a most encouraging fashion

   • 2021 October 25, Mike Isaac, “Facebook Wrestles With the Features It Used to Define Social Networking”, in The New York Times‎^[2], ISSN 0362-4331:

     At the same time, it did not alleviate teenagers’ social anxiety and young users did not share more photos, as the company thought they might, leading to a mixed bag of results.