middle-income
middle-income — 形容詞
1. A middle-income person, family, or household earns roughly the same amount as mo
中等收入的
收入與社會平均水準相近的
A middle-income person, family, or household earns roughly the same amount as most other people in the same country or region — their income is neither very high nor very low.
Most middle-income families in Taiwan own their own apartment.
台灣大多數中等收入家庭都有自己的公寓。
attributive: middle-income + noun (families)
As a middle-income earner, Yuki budgets carefully for big expenses like travel.
身為中等收入者，Yuki 會仔細規劃旅行等大筆開銷的預算。
noun collocation: middle-income earner
Many middle-income households in Brazil qualify for monthly government benefits.
巴西許多中等收入家庭每月都有資格領取政府的補助。
Rafael and his wife are middle-income, so they can afford a small car but not a luxury one.
Rafael 和太太屬於中等收入，買得起小車，但買不起豪華車。
predicative: be + middle-income
Heather grew up in a middle-income neighborhood where most parents worked in local factories.
Heather 在一個中等收入的社區長大，那裡大多數家長在當地的工廠上班。
- middle-income family
- middle-income household
- middle-income earner
- middle-income worker
- middle-income neighborhood
- average-earning
more specific to wages rather than overall household income; less common in everyday speech
- moderate-income
slightly more formal, often used in policy or economic reports
- high-income
describes earners well above the average
- low-income
describes earners well below the average
文法句型
be + middle-income
middle-income + noun
用法筆記
Often used attributively before nouns like families, households, earners, and workers. In predicative position ('The family is middle-income'), the compound behaves like a normal adjective and does not take an article.
常見錯誤
2. A middle-income product, service, or neighborhood is designed for or aimed at pe
中產適用的
為中等收入族群設計或提供的
A middle-income product, service, or neighborhood is designed for or aimed at people whose earnings are around the average — it is priced or located so that average earners can afford or access it.
The supermarket chain opened several middle-income stores in suburban areas.
這家超市連鎖店在郊區開設了幾家中產適用的商店。
attributive: middle-income store
This local bank offers low-interest loans specifically for middle-income borrowers.
這家地區銀行專為中產借款人提供低利率貸款。
collocation: middle-income borrower
The new housing project is designed for middle-income families with children.
這個新建的住宅專案是為有小孩的中產家庭設計的。
Nicholas found a middle-income health plan that covers his family's basic needs.
Nicholas 找到了一份中產家庭適用的健康保險方案，能支付家人的基本醫療需求。
Middle-income housing in Tokyo is scarce, so many young couples move to nearby cities.
東京的中產住宅很稀缺，因此許多年輕夫婦搬到鄰近的城市。
common compound: middle-income housing
- middle-income housing
- middle-income area
- middle-income neighborhood
- middle-income store
- middle-income borrower
- middle-income loan
- affordable
broader meaning; can describe anything reasonably priced, not just for average earners
- budget
informal, often suggests lower quality or cost than middle-income
文法句型
middle-income + noun (product / service / housing)
用法筆記
Always used attributively before a noun — there is no predicative equivalent for this sense. Common noun partners include housing, area, store, loan, plan, and borrower.
常見錯誤
同根字
- income名詞B1
- middle形容詞A2
- low-income形容詞B1
- high-income形容詞B1