middling

汉语翻译

a. 中等的, 普通的, 平凡的
ad. 中等
【化】 中间产品; 中级品
相关词组:
fair to middling

词型变化

副词:middlingly 

英语解释

名词 middling:

any commodity of intermediate quality or size (especially when coarse particles of ground wheat are mixed with bran)

动词 middle:

put in the middle同义词：middle

形容词 middling:

lacking exceptional quality or ability同义词：average, fair, mediocre

副词 middling:

to a moderately sufficient extent or degree同义词：reasonably, moderately, within reason, somewhat, fairly, passably

例句

How am I feeling today? Oh, fair to middling.我今天感觉如何？哦，马马虎虎。Fair to middling, thanks.还可以，谢谢。

详细解释

mid.dling

adj.（形容词）
Of medium size, position, or quality.
中等的：尺寸、位置或质量中等的
Mediocre.See Synonyms at average
普通的参见 average
n.（名词）
Often middlings Chiefly Southern U.S.
常作 middlings 【多用于美国南部】
Pork or bacon cut from between the ham and shoulder of a pig.
肋条肉：猪的腿与肩之间切下的肉或用这类肉腌成的腌肉
Salt pork.Also called middling meat
咸猪肉也作 middling meat
middlings Any of various products, such as partially refined petroleum or ore, that are intermediate in quality, size, price, or grade.
middlings 中档货：质量、体积、价格或等级处于中等的一种商品，如不完全精炼的石油或矿石
middlings (used with a sing. or pl. verb)Coarsely ground wheat mixed with bran.
middlings （与单数或复数动词连用）粗面粉：混有麸子的粗制面粉
adv.Informal （副词）【非正式用语】
Fairly; moderately:
不错地；中等地：
例句：
.a middling nice cake.(Hatfield MA Valley Advocate)
.一个相当不错的蛋糕.(哈特菲尔德MA谷辩护律师)


来源：
Probably Middle English midlin
可能为 中古英语 midlin
mid [mid] * see mid
mid [在…中] *参见 mid
-ling [having a quality] * see -ling
-ling [具有某种特性] *参见 -ling

【引伸】
mid.dlingly
adv.（副词）