double-edged
adj. 雙頭的,雙重的,兩刃的; 雙面
If you say that a comment is double-edged, you mean that it has two meanings, so that you are not sure whether the person who said it is being critical or is giving praise.
Even his praise is double-edged.
即使他的讚揚都說得模稜兩可。
If you say that something is double-edged, you mean that its positive effects are balanced by its negative effects, or that its negative effects are greater.
But tourism is double-edged, boosting the economy but damaging the environment...
但旅遊業具有兩面性,既刺激經濟增長但又會破壞環境。
Riley's early celebrity proved to be double-edged.
賴利的一早成名後來證明是把雙刃劍。
1. capable of being interpreted in two usually contradictory ways;
The word of the God is alive and active, sharper than any double - edged sword.
上帝的道是活潑的, 是有功效的,比所有兩刃的劍更鋒利,甚至能刺透魂與靈.
A double edged razor will last a lot longer than disposable razors.
雙面剃鬚刀比可拋棄型剃刀壽命長的多.