mid-year
mid-year — 名詞
1. the point in the calendar year that falls roughly around June or July — the mont
年中
一年的中間時間點，約六、七月
the point in the calendar year that falls roughly around June or July — the months halfway between January and December.
Anya's company always publishes a sales report at mid-year to track progress.
Anya 的公司每年都會在年中發布銷售報告，以追蹤進度。
at + mid-year (temporal preposition)
By mid-year, the small bakery in Caio's town had already sold ten thousand loaves.
到年中時，Caio 鎮上那家小麵包店已經賣出一萬條麵包。
by + mid-year (cumulative time)
The Watanabe family takes a short holiday near the mid-year, when the school term pauses.
Watanabe 一家會在接近年中、學期暫停的時候，去度個短假。
Eric reviewed his savings goal at mid-year and decided to cut back on eating out.
Eric 在年中時檢視自己的存錢目標，決定減少外食。
Heavy rain damaged the rice fields just before mid-year, worrying farmers across the valley.
年中前夕的大雨毀損了稻田，讓整個山谷的農夫都很擔心。
- midsummer
Refers to the actual June-July season (Northern Hemisphere); mid-year is a calendar point, not a season.
- the middle of the year
Plain everyday phrasing; mid-year is shorter and more typical of business writing.
- year-end
The closing months (November-December) of the calendar year.
文法句型
the mid-year
mid-year + noun (review, report, break)
用法筆記
Often used as a noun modifier in business and government contexts: 'mid-year report', 'mid-year review', 'mid-year forecast'. The bare noun form 'at mid-year' is common in writing but rare in everyday speech, where speakers usually say 'around the middle of the year' instead.
常見錯誤
2. the halfway point of a school or university year — usually the end of the first
學年中段
學年的中間，多為第一學期結束時
the halfway point of a school or university year — usually the end of the first semester, when one teaching block ends and the next begins.
Iris transferred from a public high school to a private one at mid-year.
Iris 在學年中段時，從公立高中轉到私立高中。
transfer + at mid-year (school context)
Many students at the Bangkok university take a short trip home over the mid-year break.
曼谷那所大學的許多學生會利用學年中段的假期回家短暫探親。
mid-year break (compound noun)
Apinya struggled with chemistry all term and decided to change her major at mid-year.
Apinya 整學期都掙扎於化學，於是在學年中段決定轉換主修。
The principal scheduled a parent meeting at mid-year to discuss each child's progress so far.
校長安排在學年中段舉行家長會，討論每個孩子目前的進步狀況。
Christopher joined the debate club at mid-year because the captain needed one more speaker.
Christopher 在學年中段加入辯論社，因為社長還缺一名講者。
- midterm
More common in American English for the academic mid-point; also names the exams given then.
- mid-semester
Halfway through one semester, NOT halfway through the year — narrower than mid-year.
文法句型
at mid-year
mid-year + noun (break, transfer, evaluation)
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1 by the surrounding context — sense 2 is anchored to academic calendars (schools, universities) and often pairs with words like 'transfer', 'break', 'semester', 'evaluation'. A school's mid-year may fall in January (US system) or June (Southern Hemisphere) rather than the calendar mid-point.
常見錯誤
3. a test, or a group of tests, that students take halfway through a school or univ
期中考
學年中段舉行的測驗，多為複數
a test, or a group of tests, that students take halfway through a school or university year to check what they have learned in the first half.
Eitan stayed up until midnight all week studying for his mid-years.
Eitan 整個禮拜熬夜到半夜，準備他的期中考。
study for + mid-years (plural)
Emre passed every mid-year except chemistry, which he had to retake in February.
Emre 每科期中考都過了，只有化學要在二月重考。
pass + mid-year + except (contrast)
The history mid-year covered everything from the French Revolution to World War One.
歷史期中考涵蓋了從法國大革命到第一次世界大戰的所有內容。
Zola was so nervous before her first mid-year that she could barely eat breakfast.
Zola 在她第一次期中考前緊張到連早餐都吃不下。
Ravindra and Xiu formed a study group three weeks before the mid-years began.
Ravindra 和 Xiu 在期中考開始前三週，組了一個讀書會。
- midterm
The standard American word for the same exam; mid-year is slightly more formal.
- semester exam
Functionally similar; mid-year specifically marks the half-year point.
文法句型
take + mid-years
study for + mid-years
pass + mid-years
用法筆記
Mostly American English; British schools usually say 'mock exams' or 'January exams'. The plural form 'mid-years' is more common than the singular when referring to a whole sitting of papers. Distinguish from sense 2 (the time period) by the verbs: you 'sit', 'take', 'pass', 'study for' mid-years (the exams), but you 'arrive', 'transfer', or 'leave' at mid-year (the time).