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 me?o, mesiti "to mix," Russian meshat, Lithuanian mai?au "to mix, mingle," Welsh mysgu). Also borrowed in Old English as miscian. Related: Mixed; mixing.
mix (n.)
1580s, "act of mixing," from mix (v.).
雙語例句
1. Stewart has developed a tendency to mix it verbally with the opposition.
斯圖爾特現在變得只要和別人意見不合，就準備大吵一架。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The song is a fiery mix of twanging guitar with relentless drumming.
那是一首夾雜著撩撥的吉他聲和密集的鼓點的激情四射的歌曲。
來自柯林斯例句
3. To save time we used packets of pizza dough mix.
為了節約時間，我們用了幾包做比薩餅的混合面粉。
來自柯林斯例句
4. The hospital blamed the mix-up on a clerical error.
醫院方面將這一混亂歸咎于一處筆誤。
來自柯林斯例句
5. Mix the ingredients for the dressing in a bowl.