mid-sized

/ˌmɪd ˈsaɪzd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌmɪd ˈsaɪzd/ (ame, ipa)

mid-sized — adjective

1. larger than small ones but not large, especially when used about companies, cars

1.形容詞B2
釋義

larger than small ones but not large, especially when used about companies, cars, or similar things

例句

Kemi traded her small hatchback for a mid-sized family car.

common pattern: mid-sized + vehicle noun

The firm moved into a mid-sized office near the train station.

often describes businesses and workplaces

同義詞
反義詞
  • small

    describes something clearly below the middle range

  • large

    describes something clearly above the middle range

  • full-size

    often suggests the larger standard model in a product line

文法句型

a mid-sized company

be mid-sized rather than large

用法筆記

Often used before nouns such as company, car, office, or town. In predicative use, it usually describes something that falls between small and large on a practical scale.

常見錯誤

❌They rented a midsized to drive across Hokkaido.
✅They rented a mid-sized car to drive across Hokkaido.
💡'mid-sized' normally describes a noun such as a car, company, or town; it does not usually stand alone as the whole noun phrase.
❌The restaurant is very middle-sized.
✅The restaurant is mid-sized.
💡English normally uses 'mid-sized', not 'middle-sized', for this adjective.