a blessing and a curse

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Something that is simultaneously a benefit and a burden, or that may seem initially beneficial but also brings unforeseen negative consequences. no-plural
    — What is that which is a friend and an enemy, a blessing and a curse, which saves life and takes it away; is long and short, round and square, rough and smooth, straight and crooked, hard and soft, hot and cold, and most wanted when it is in greatest plenty; which accommodates itself to all palates; is sweet and of bad smell, strong and weak; sometimes able to bear great burdens, but at other times will not bear a pin.

词源

From the King James translation of Deuteronomy 11:26 (Behold, I set before you this day, a blessing and a curse.).
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