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middling
UK //ˈmɪd.lɪŋ//US //ˈmɪd.lɪŋ//
词源
源自中古英语 'myddyl'（中间）加上后缀 '-ing'，最初用于描述中等质量或大小的物品。
adjective
❶ 形容事物质量或水平处于中等，既不是特别好也不是特别差，属于普通或一般水平。
“The food at the restaurant was middling, not terrible but not outstanding either.”
（这家餐厅的食物一般，不算难吃但也不出彩。）
“He received middling grades in school, always somewhere in the middle of the class.”
（他在学校的成绩中等，总是排在班级中间位置。）
同义词:average, mediocre, moderate, ordinary, fair
adverb
❶ 表示程度或水平处于中等，通常用于描述某种状态或表现。
“She performed middling well in the competition, not the best but not the worst.”
（她在比赛中表现中等，不是最好但也不是最差。）
“The team played middling, neither dominating nor being dominated by their opponents.”
（球队表现一般，既没有压制对手也没有被对手压制。）
同义词:moderately, fairly, somewhat, reasonably, passably
常见短语
fair to middling — 用于形容事物或状态介于一般和中等之间，通常表示勉强可以接受但并不出色。
“How was the concert? It was fair to middling, not as good as I expected.”
（音乐会怎么样？一般般，没有我预期的那么好。）