成句・複合語：
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| in the middle adv | (in the centre) | 中央に、真ん中に 副
HHiraganaちゅうおうに、まんなかに |
| | | 真っ最中に、途中で
HHiraganaまっさいちゅうに、とちゅうで |
| | The area in the middle is called the bull's eye. |
| in the middle adv | (inside) | 中ごろに 副
HHiraganaなかごろに |
| | This pastry has custard in the middle. |
| in the middle of [sth] prep | (at the centre of) | ～の中央に、～の真ん中に 前
HHiragana～のちゅうおうに、～のまんなかに |
| | The Temple of Confucius is in the middle of the city. |
| in the middle of [sth] prep | (time period) | 〜の真っ只中に、〜の最中に 連用句
HHiragana〜のまっただなかに、〜のさいちゅうに |
| | Audrey was awoken by a noise in the middle of the night. |
| in the middle of [sth] prep | (among) | ～の中程に、～の真ん中に 前
HHiragana～のなかほどに、～のまんなかに |
| | In the middle of the skyscrapers stood one tiny house. |
| | 超高層ビルの真ん中に1つ小さい家が建っている。 |
| in the middle of [sth] prep | (still involved in) | ～の真っ最中に、～の途中に、～の最中に、～中に 前
HHiragana～のまっさいちゅうに、～のとちゅうに、～のさいちゅうに、～なかに |
| | We were in the middle of an argument when the phone rang. |
| | 電話が鳴った時、私達は口論の真っ最中だった。 |
| in the middle of doing [sth] prep | (still doing) | ～の真っ最中に、～の途中に、～の最中に、～中に 前
HHiragana～のまっさいちゅうに、～のとちゅうに、～のさいちゅうに、～なかに |
| | I can't talk to you now. I'm in the middle of fixing dinner. |
| | 今ディナーを作っている真っ最中なので、話すことができません。 |
| in the middle of nowhere expr | figurative (in an insignificant place) | ど田舎に、僻地に、なにもないところに 連用句
HHiraganaどいなかに、へきちに、なにもないところに |
| | Richard lived out in the middle of nowhere. |
| the Middle Ages npl | (medieval period) (歴史) | 中世 名
HHiraganaちゅうせい |
| | Most European societies were feudal during the Middle Ages. |
| middle C n | (music: central note on piano) (音楽) | 中央ハ 名
HHiraganaちゅうおうは |
| | The music teacher played middle C so the choir could begin on key. |
| middle child n | ([sb] with older and younger siblings) (兄弟、姉妹) | 真ん中の子 名
HHiraganaまんなかのこ |
| | Roy was the middle child; he had an older brother and a younger sister. |
| middle class n | (educated, well-off people) | 中流階級、ミドルクラス 名
HHiraganaちゅうりゅうかいきゅう、みどるくらす |
| | Their son is very rebellious and rejects the values of the middle class. |
| middle class n | (between low and high income) | 中産階級 名
HHiraganaちゅうさんかいきゅう |
| | With hard work, their family rose up from the working class to the more comfortable middle class. |
middle class,
middle-class adj | (educated and well off) | 中流階級の 形
HHiraganaちゅうりゅうかいきゅうの |
| 注釈: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | She comes from a very nice middle class family. |
Middle East,
also US: Mideast n | (eastern Mediterranean region) (地域) | 中東 名
HHiraganaちゅうとう |
| | Yemen is the poorest country in the Middle East. |
Middle East,
also US: Mideast n as adj | (relating to the Middle East) | 中東～ 接頭
HHiraganaちゅうとう～ |
| | They were arguing about the country's Middle East policy. |
Middle Eastern,
Middle-Eastern adj | (of or from the Middle East) | 中東の 連体句
HHiraganaちゅうとうの |
| | Middle Eastern cuisine is one of the healthiest on earth. |
Middle Eastern,
Middle-Eastern adj | (Eastern Mediterranean) | 中東の 連体句
HHiraganaちゅうとうの |
| | Sumac is a Middle Eastern spice made from ground berries. |
| middle ground n | (compromise) | 妥協点、妥協策、譲歩案 名
HHiraganaだきょうてん、だきょうさく、じょうほあん |
| | | 中景、中洲 名
HHiraganaちゅうけい、なかす |
| | He wants a city break whereas I want a beach holiday, so we will have to find some middle ground. |
| | 彼は街で休日を過ごしたいが、私はビーチでの休暇が欲しかったので妥協策を見つけなければならなかった。 |
| middle initial n | (first letter of middle name) | ミドルネームのイニシャル［頭文字］ 名
HHiraganaみどるねーむのいにしゃる［かしらもじ］ |
| | My brother and I have different middle initials: his full initials are MJK and mine are MSK. |
| middle name n | (second or additional given name) | ミドルネーム 名
HHiraganaみどるねーむ |
| | I never use my middle name. His first name was Michael, but everyone called him by his middle name, John. |
| | 私は決して自分のミドルネームを使うことはない。彼の名前はマイケルだが、皆彼のことはジョン、とミドルネームで呼んでいる。 |
middle of the road,
middle-of-the-road adj | informal, figurative (average, mediocre) | 無難な、平凡な、可も無く不可も無い 形
HHiraganaぶなんな、へいぼんな、かもなくふかもない |
| | (音楽など) | 万人受けする 形
HHiraganaばんにんうけする |
| 注釈: Hyphens are used when the term is an adjective that precedes the noun |
| | The band abandoned their experimental tendencies for a middle-of-the-road sound in an effort to sell more records. |
| | このバンドは試験的な色合いを捨てて、よりレコードを売るために無難な音楽を作った。 |
middle of the road,
middle-of-the-road adj | informal, figurative (politics: not extreme) (政治) | 中庸の、あたりさわりのない、穏健派の 形
HHiraganaちゅうようの、あたりさわりのない、おんけんはの |
| | His politics then were very middle of the road; they became radical later. |
| | 彼の政治は中庸であったが、後に過激になっていった。 |
| middle of the road n | (centre of a street) | 道の真ん中 名
HHiraganaみちのまんなか |
| | The child froze in the middle of the road as the car sped towards him. |
| | 車が猛スピードで近づいてきたので、その子供は道の真ん中で凍りついた。 |
| middle school n | UK (school for ages 9-13) (英国の) | ミドルスクール 名
HHiraganaみどるすくーる |
| | My 11-year-old son is at middle school. |
| middle-aged adj | (in mature adulthood) | 中年の 連体句
HHiraganaちゅうねんの |
| | The keenest internet shoppers are middle-aged men and women. |
| piggy in the middle n | UK (ball game) | 板挟みの人 名
HHiraganaいたばさみのひと |
| the middle of nowhere n | figurative (remote place) | へんぴな場所、人里離れた場所 名
HHiraganaへんぴなばしょ、ひとざとはなれたばしょ |
| the upper middle class n | (wealthy, highly-educated people) (社会) | 上流中産階級、アッパーミドル 名
HHiraganaじょうりゅうちゅうさんかいきゅう、あっぱーみどる |
| | Paying college tuitions nowadays can be difficult even for families in the upper middle class. |