two-edged
adjective
UKuk/ˌtuːˈedʒd/us/ˌtuːˈedʒd/two-edgedadjective(BLADE)
having twosharpedgesforcutting:
双刃的a two-edgedsword双刃剑
Hand weapons
- battleaxe
- bayonet
- blowgun
- blowpipe
- bludgeon
- catapult
- goad
- haft
- halberd
- harpoon
- hilt
- jackknife
- rapier
- sabre
- scabbard
- scimitar
- shanghai
- shank
- sheath
- sheath knife
two-edgedadjective(TWO MEANINGS)
A two-edgedremarkcan beunderstoodin two very differentways, one of thempositiveand one of themnegative:
（话语）可作两种不同解释的，有双重含义的，双关的"That wasamazinglygenerousof you!" "Well, that was a two-edgedcomment- are you saying I'm usuallymean?"“你这么慷慨，真令人吃惊！”“这话可有两层意思——你是说我通常很吝啬吗？”
Compare
double-edged
Difficult to understand
- abstruse
- ambiguity
- ambiguous
- ambiguously
- antinomy
- esoteric
- fathomless
- garble
- get it into your thick headidiom
- impalpable
- impenetrable
- indiscernible
- labyrinthine
- lost
- non-intuitive
- obscurely
- obscurity
- prolix
- wasted onsomeoneidiom
- word salad