middle
- IPA[ˈmid(ə)l]
美式
- the point or position at an equal distance from the sides, edges, or ends of something；the point at or around the center of a process or activity, period of time, etc.
- at an equal distance from the extremities of something; central；(of a member of a group, series, or sequence) so placed as to have the same number of members on each side
noun: middle, plural noun: middles
- 釋義
- 片語
名詞
- 1. the point or position at an equal distance from the sides, edges, or ends of something she stood alone in the middle of the street
- ▪ the point at or around the center of a process or activity, period of time, etc. we were married in the middle of December 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ informal a person's waist or waist and stomach he had a towel around his middle 同義詞
- 2. the form or voice of a verb expressing reflexive or reciprocal action, or a passive sense for a transitive or intransitive verb.
- 3. short for middle term
形容詞
- 1. at an equal distance from the extremities of something; central the early and middle part of life middle and eastern Europe 同義詞
- ▪ (of a member of a group, series, or sequence) so placed as to have the same number of members on each side the woman was in her middle forties
- ▪ intermediate in rank, quality, or ability there is a dearth of talent at the middle level 同義詞
- ▪ (of a language) of the period between the old and modern forms Middle High German
- 2. denoting a voice of verbs in some languages, such as Greek, which expresses reciprocal or reflexive action.
- ▪ denoting a transitive or intransitive verb in English with a passive sense, e.g., cuts in this meat cuts well.
