curate是助理牧师，egg是鸡蛋，curate's egg好坏参半；不好不坏的东西；亦好亦坏的事。

【例句】
Religious broadcasting, like the curate's egg, is good in parts.
宗教广播如同好坏参半的东西，只有部分是好的。

His proposal is good in parts, like the curate's egg.
他的建议有部分是不错的。