mix.ture

mixture的音标和读音：
DJ音标发音： [ˈmikstʃə]
KK音标发音： [ˈmɪkstʃɚ]

mixture的词性：
n.（名词）

1. The act or process of mixing:
混合，混和：混合的行为或过程：

an alloy made from the mixture of two metals.
由两种金属混合而制成的一种合金

2. The condition of being mixed:
混合状态：被混合的状况：

the inevitable mixtures of urban neighborhoods.
城市聚居区的不可避免的混合

3. Something produced by mixing.
混合物：通过混合生产的东西

4. One that consists of diverse elements:
混合体：由不同因素构成的事物：

The day was a mixture of sun and clouds.
那天是晴时多云

5. A fabric made of different kinds of thread or yarn.
混纺织物：由不同种类的线或纱制成的织物

6. Chemistry A composition of two or more substances that are not chemically combined with each other and are capable of being separated.
【化学】 混合物：由两种或更多彼此不发生化学合成并能被分开的物质组成的合成物

mixture的词源：

7. Middle English
中古英语

8. from Old French
源自 古法语

9. from Latin mixt^?ra
源自 拉丁语 mixt^?ra

10. from mixtus [past participle of] misc?re [to mix] * see meik-
源自 mixtus [] misc?re的过去分词 [混合] *参见 meik-

mixture， blend， admixture， compound， composite， amalgam

11. These nouns refer to a combination produced by mixing.
这些名词是指通过混合产生的组合。

12. Mixture has the widest application:
Mixture 有最为广泛的应用：

a mixture of tea and honey;
茶和蜂蜜的混合物；

yarn that is a mixture of nylon and cotton.
尼龙和棉的混纺线；

“He showed a curious mixture of eagerness and terror” (Francis Parkman).
“他表现出既渴望又害怕的一种好奇的样子” （弗朗西斯·帕克曼）。

13. Blend denotes an intimate, harmonious mixture in which the original components lose their distinctness:
Blend 表示一种亲密、和谐的混合，原始的构成成分失去其特性：

The novel is a fascinating blend of illusion and reality.
这部小说是幻想和现实的迷人结合。

14. Admixture suggests that one of the components of the mixture is dissimilar to the others:
Admixture 表明该混合物成分之一不同于其它成分：

The essential oil in the perfume contains a large admixture of alcohol. A compound is a combination of elements or parts that together constitute a new and independent entity:
这种香水里的香精油含有大量酒精。 Compound 是构成一个新的独立实体的元件或部分的合成物。

The word houseboat is a compound.
单词houseboat 是一个合成词。

Creative genius is a compound made up of exceptional intellect and superior imagination. A composite usually lacks the unity of a compound since the components may not wholly lose their identities:
创造性的天才是超常的智力和出众想象力的结合。 Composite 通常缺乏一个合成物的整体， 因为其成分可能不会全部失去他们的性质：

The suite is a composite of themes for various parts of the opera.
这组曲是这部歌剧不同部分的主题的合成篇。

15. Amalgam implies an intimate union of diverse elements likened to an alloy of mercury and another metal:
Amalgam 意指一种由不同元素，象水银和另一种金属的合金的一种紧密的结合：

an amalgam of charming agreeability and indefatigable humor.
极为令人愉快而又富于幽默的混合