halfway

/ˌhɑːfˈweɪ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌhæfˈweɪ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhaf-ˈwā ˈhäf-/ (ame, mw)

halfway — 形容詞

  • halfwaypositive
  • halfwayercomparative
  • halfwayestsuperlative

1. Describing a place, time, or stage positioned with the same distance separating

1.形容詞B1
釋義

中途的

位於兩端之間的中點

Describing a place, time, or stage positioned with the same distance separating it from both ends.

例句

The café is at a halfway point between Zayd's office and the train station.

那家咖啡館位於 Zayd 的辦公室和火車站之間的中途點。

collocation: halfway point

The runners reached the halfway mark of the race just before noon.

跑者在中午前抵達了比賽的中途標記。

collocation: halfway mark

同義詞
  • midway

    Nearly identical in meaning; slightly more formal and often used in written directions or game descriptions.

  • central

    Broader meaning — refers to the middle area, not necessarily at an equal distance from two specific points.

  • intermediate

    More technical; used for stages, levels, or positions in a sequence rather than physical distance.

反義詞
  • extreme

    Describes the farthest ends rather than the middle.

  • end

    The final point rather than the midpoint.

文法句型

halfway + noun (point, mark, stage)

halfway between + noun + and + noun

be halfway (predicative)

用法筆記

Common in spatial contexts and time-based processes (race, journey, project). The predicative form usually requires 'between': 'The town is halfway between London and Oxford.' Without a second reference point, use attributive form: 'a halfway point.'

常見錯誤

❌We stopped at the half way mark.
✅We stopped at the halfway mark.
💡'halfway' is written as one word in standard English.
❌The hotel is halfway.' (when no second reference is given)
✅The hotel is halfway between the airport and the city centre.
💡As a predicative adjective, 'halfway' needs 'between X and Y' or a clear context.

2. Achieving only part of what is needed or expected; falling short of being thorou

2.形容詞B2
釋義

不徹底的

只完成一部分、不夠完全

Achieving only part of what is needed or expected; falling short of being thorough or complete.

例句

The committee rejected the plan as a halfway measure that solved nothing.

委員會否決了該計畫，認為它只是個於事無補的不徹底措施。

collocation: halfway measure

Élise's halfway apology only made her friend more upset than before.

Élise 不情不願的道歉反而讓她的朋友比之前更生氣。

collocation: halfway apology

同義詞
  • partial

    Neutral in tone; simply means not complete, without the disapproving nuance of 'halfway'.

  • incomplete

    Focuses on what is missing; more formal and factual.

  • imperfect

    Emphasizes flaws or faults rather than incompleteness.

反義詞
  • complete

    Thorough and covering everything needed.

  • thorough

    Done with full attention to every detail.

  • full

    Leaving nothing out; containing everything expected.

文法句型

halfway + noun (measure, solution, effort, apology, attempt)

用法筆記

Almost exclusively used attributively (before a noun). Often carries a mildly disapproving tone — a halfway effort or solution is seen as insufficient, not just partial.

常見錯誤

❌Her apology was halfway.
✅She gave a halfway apology.
💡This sense of 'halfway' is nearly always used before a noun, not predicatively.
❌The solution was only halfway done.
✅The solution was only a halfway measure.
💡'halfway done' describes progress (adverbial sense), not the quality of incompleteness (adjective sense).

halfway — 副詞