Assorted means “of various different types,” usually sitting together as one set. A box of assorted biscuits has several flavours in the same tin; assorted fruit is a mix, not one kind.

Assorted means “of various different types,”Assorted 意思是「各種不同種類的」, usually sitting together as one set通常是湊成一組放在一起。A box of assorted biscuits has several flavours in the same tin一盒 assorted biscuits（什錦餅乾）在同一個鐵盒裡有好幾種口味; assorted fruit is a mix, not one kindassorted fruit（什錦水果）是混合的，不是單一種類。

You see it constantly on packaging and menus, a little more shop-like than mixed. It does not tell you the types are carefully chosen — only that they are not all the same.

You see it constantly on packaging and menus你會常常在包裝和菜單上看到這個字, a little more shop-like than mixed比 mixed 多了一點商業、賣場的味道。It does not tell you the types are carefully chosen它不代表這些種類是精心挑選過的 — only that they are not all the same只是說它們不是都一樣。

Though actually, people also stretch it to people and objects that just happen to be together: “an assorted group of tourists.” And ill-assorted is the unkind cousin: two things (or two people) that do not go well as a pair. The word is comfortable in shops and in slightly formal writing; kids more often just say different kinds.

Though actually, people also stretch it to people and objects that just happen to be together不過其實，人們也會把這個字延伸用在剛好湊在一起的人或東西上: “an assorted group of tourists.”像「“an assorted group of tourists.”」（一群形形色色的觀光客） And ill-assorted is the unkind cousin而 ill-assorted 是它比較不客氣的親戚: two things (or two people) that do not go well as a pair指兩樣東西（或兩個人）湊在一起並不搭。The word is comfortable in shops and in slightly formal writing這個字用在店家和稍微正式一點的文章裡很自然; kids more often just say different kinds小朋友則比較常直接說 different kinds。