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curate BrE /ˈkjʊərət/
NAmE /ˈkjʊrət/
●the/a ˌcurate’s ˈegg (BrE) sth that has some good things and some bad things about it 瑕瑜互见之物；好坏参半之物◆‘Is it an interesting book?’ ‘It’s a bit of a curate’s egg, good in parts. The dialogue’s often quite amusing.’
“这本书有趣吗？”“好坏参半吧，有些地方不错。对话挺有趣的。” ORIGIN This idiom comes from a story in the magazine Punch. A polite curate (= an assistant to a priest) is given a bad egg while eating in the house of a very senior priest. When asked if he likes the egg, he replies that ‘parts of it are excellent’. 这个习语源于《笨拙》杂志上的一则故事。一位彬彬有礼的助理牧师（curate）在老牧师家中吃饭时拿到一个坏了的蛋。当问及他是否喜欢这个蛋时，他回答道“部分是好的”。 |