mix: [15] English originally acquired this word in the form mixt or mixed, a past participial adjective, and did not coin the new verb mix from it until the 16th century. Mixt came via Old French from Latin mixtus, the past participle of the verb miscēre ‘mix’. Derivatives of miscēre to have reached English include miscellaneous [17] and promiscuous [17], and its Vulgar Latin descendant *misculāre ‘mix up’ has given English meddle [14], medley [14], and mêlée [17]. Miscegenation [19] was coined in the USA around 1863 from miscēre and Latin genus ‘race’. => meddle, medley, miscellaneous, mustang, promiscuous
mix (v.)
1530s, back-formation from Middle English myxte (early 15c.) "composed of more than one element, of mixed nature," from Anglo-French mixte, from Latin mixtus, past participle of miscere "to mix, mingle, blend; fraternize with; throw into confusion," from PIE *meik- "to mix" (cognates: Sanskrit misrah "mixed," Greek misgein, mignynai "to mix, mix up, mingle; to join, bring together; join (battle); make acquainted with," Old Church Slavonic mešo, mesiti "to mix," Russian meshat, Lithuanian maišau "to mix, mingle," Welsh mysgu). Also borrowed in Old English as miscian. Related: Mixed; mixing.
mix (n.)
1580s, "act of mixing," from mix (v.).
实用例句
1. Stewart has developed a tendency to mix it verbally with the opposition.
斯图尔特现在变得只要和别人意见不合，就准备大吵一架。
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2. The song is a fiery mix of twanging guitar with relentless drumming.
那是一首夹杂着撩拨的吉他声和密集的鼓点的激情四射的歌曲。
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3. To save time we used packets of pizza dough mix.
为了节约时间，我们用了几包做比萨饼的混合面粉。
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4. The hospital blamed the mix-up on a clerical error.
医院方面将这一混乱归咎于一处笔误。
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5. Mix the ingredients for the dressing in a bowl.
