medium-sized

/ˈmiːdiəm saɪzd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈmiːdiəm saɪzd/ (ame, ipa)

medium-sized — 形容詞

1. A person or thing described as medium-sized falls between the categories of smal

1.形容詞B1
釋義

中型的

介於小型與大型之間

A person or thing described as medium-sized falls between the categories of small and large — it is neither particularly big nor particularly small, but somewhere in the middle.

例句

Theo's family runs a medium-sized bakery in the centre of town.

Theo 的家人在市中心經營一間中型麵包店。

a medium-sized + noun (business)

A medium-sized dog like a beagle is a good choice for families with children.

像米格魯這種中型犬很適合有小孩的家庭飼養。

a medium-sized + noun (animal) — typical kind of animal

同義詞
  • average-sized

    Very close in meaning; 'average-sized' can also imply 'typical' or 'not unusual in size', whereas 'medium-sized' focuses on being between two extremes.

  • mid-sized

    Slightly less formal; very common in business contexts ('a mid-sized company'). Often used interchangeably with 'medium-sized'.

  • moderate-sized

    Slightly more formal and less common in everyday speech; can also suggest 'not extreme in size' rather than simply 'in between'.

反義詞
  • large

    Refers to things significantly bigger than medium-sized. 'Large' can cover both slightly big and very big, while 'medium-sized' occupies a narrower middle range.

  • small

    Refers to things significantly smaller than medium-sized. Unlike 'tiny', 'small' is a moderate opposite that pairs naturally with 'medium-sized' as its other extreme.

  • oversized

    Describes something much larger than medium-sized, often uncomfortably or unusually so. Carries a stronger connotation of 'too big' than 'large'.

文法句型

medium-sized + noun

be + medium-sized

a medium-sized + noun

用法筆記

Commonly used before nouns (a medium-sized company, a medium-sized room). Can also follow the verb 'be' (the bag is medium-sized). The hyphen is important — 'medium sized' without a hyphen is less standard in formal writing.

常見錯誤

❌I want a medium size coffee.
✅I want a medium-sized coffee.
💡'medium-sized' is the compound adjective; 'medium size' is a noun phrase, not an adjective.
❌The town is medium size.
✅The town is medium-sized.
💡When used predicatively after 'be', the hyphenated form 'medium-sized' is still standard.