midway

途中で、中間に

二つの場所の中間で、または活動や期間が半分進んだところで。

やさしい英語で： Halfway between two places, or halfway through an activity or period of time.

• We stopped midway to rest.
• She left midway through the meeting.
• Their house stands midway between the school and the park.

使い方： midway through something (The lights went out midway through the film.); midway between A and B (The village lies midway between the two cities.)

類義語： halfway

よく使う表現： midway through something, midway between places, stop midway

遊園地エリア、催し物広場

お祭りの会場で、乗り物、ゲーム、小さな屋台が集まる場所。

やさしい英語で： The part of a fair with rides, games, and small stalls.

• We played games on the midway.
• The carnival midway was bright with colored lights.
• Children lined up for rides along the crowded midway.

よく使う表現： carnival midway, crowded midway, along the midway

中間、中点

物事の真ん中にある部分や地点。

やさしい英語で： The middle part or point of something.

• A stone marked the midway of the path.
• They rested at the midway of their journey.
• The gate stood at the midway between the towers.

類義語： middle, midpoint, center

よく使う表現： the midway, at the midway, reach the midway

中道、折衷案

大きく異なる二つの選択肢の間を取る、行動や考え方。

やさしい英語で： A way of acting or thinking that lies between two very different choices.

• They chose a midway between the two extremes.
• Her proposal offered a midway between opposing views.
• The council sought a midway that both sides could accept.

使い方： a midway between A and B (They sought a midway between strict control and complete freedom.)

類義語： middle course, middle ground, compromise

よく使う表現： a midway, choose a midway, seek a midway

中央通路

工場や鉄道構内で、両側に建物が並ぶ広い中央通路。

やさしい英語で： A wide central passage in a factory or railway yard, with buildings arranged along it.

• The workshops face the midway.
• Workers moved equipment along the factory's wide midway.
• A central midway separates the rows of railway shops.

類義語： central aisle, central passage

よく使う表現： central midway, factory midway, wide midway

中間の、中途の

距離、道のり、過程のちょうど半分の位置にある様子。

やさしい英語で： Situated halfway along a distance, route, or process.

• We met at a midway point.
• This village makes a useful midway stop on our journey.
• The project has reached its midway stage.

類義語： middle, halfway

よく使う表現： midway point, midway stage, midway stop