chequered
(US checkered), adj [esp attrib 尤作定语]
(fig 比喻) marked by periods of good and bad fortune 好运与恶运交替的
a chequered career/history/past 荣辱盛衰的事业[历史/过去].
🗣️ 情景例句
and this is an important decision we have to make.
这又是我们必须做的一个重大决定。
Falsehood like a nettle stings those who meddle with it.