halfway

形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义
英 /hɑːfˈweɪ/    美 /ˌhæfˈweɪ/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Middle; midway; being in the middle of the way or distance. not-comparable
    — John blacked out at the halfway point of the marathon.
副词 adv.
  1. Half of the way between two points. not-comparable
    — I was already halfway home when I missed my keyring.
  2. Moderately; somewhat. not-comparable
    — a halfway decent place to sleep

词形变化

half-way alternative half-way alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
halfway covenant halfway decent halfway house halfway line halfway model halfway there meet halfway
相关词
halfways

词源

词源 1
From Middle English halfwey, from Old English healfweġ (“half-way”), equivalent to half- + way. Compare partway.
Cognate with Saterland Frisian hoolfwais (“halfway”), Dutch halfweg (“halfway”), German halbwegs (“halfway”), Danish halvvejs (“halfway”), Swedish halvvägs (“halfway”).
词源 2
From Middle English halfwey, from Old English healfweġ (“half-way”), equivalent to half- + way. Compare partway.
Cognate with Saterland Frisian hoolfwais (“halfway”), Dutch halfweg (“halfway”), German halbwegs (“halfway”), Danish halvvejs (“halfway”), Swedish halvvägs (“halfway”).
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