bittersweet

名词 bittersweet:

1. poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America
   同义词：bittersweet nightshade, climbing nightshade, deadly nightshade, poisonous nightshade, woody nightshade, Solanum dulcamara
2. twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds
   同义词：American bittersweet, climbing bittersweet, false bittersweet, staff vine, waxwork, shrubby bittersweet, Celastrus scandens

形容词 bittersweet:

1. tinged with sadness
2. having a taste that is a mixture of bitterness and sweetness
   同义词：semisweet

1. A bittersweet longing for things, persons, or situations of the past.
   怀旧对过去事物、人或环境苦乐参半的渴望

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n.（名词）
A woody vine of the genusCelastrus, especially the North American species C. scandens and the eastern Asian species C. orbiculata, having small, round, yellow-orange fruits that open at maturity to expose red seeds. Also called staff tree
美洲南蛇藤：一种南蛇藤属 的木本攀沿植物，尤指北美品种 攀缘南蛇藤属 和东亚品种 正圆形藤属 ，有小而圆的桔黄色果实，成熟时开裂露出红色种子 也作 staff tree
See bittersweet nightshade
参见 bittersweet nightshade
Color A dark to deep reddish orange.
【色彩】 深桔红色
adj.（形容词）
Bitter and sweet at the same time:
又苦又甜的：
例句：
bittersweet chocolate.
又苦又甜的巧克力

Producing or expressing a mixture of pain and pleasure:
苦乐参半的：
例句：
a movie with a bittersweet ending.
结尾亦悲亦喜的电影

Color Dark to deep reddish-orange.
【色彩】 深桔红色

来源：
[After its roots, which are said to taste bitter, then sweet when chewed]
[来自其根，据说咀嚼时味道先苦后甜]