mindmap root((混合)) mixture the most general term, often implies miscellaneousness: planted a ~ of seeds to get a colorful bed of flowers. admixture suggests that one or more elements has an alien character: an ~ of coffee and roasted nuts. blend implies the thorough mingling of similar elements or ingredients: an attitude that was a ~ of disdain and pity. compound suggests the union of two or more distinguishable or analyzable parts, elements, or ingredients: a ~ of elegance and frivolity. composite implies that the constituent elements have been artificially or fortuitously combined: a population that is the ~ of many races. amalgam suggests a complex mixture or the final form into which it hardens: a beneficent attitude that was an ~ of generosity and disdain.