mid·dling
adjective/ˈmɪdlɪŋ/
/ˈmɪdlɪŋ/
[usually before noun]Idioms - of average size, quality, status, etc.
（大小、品质、地位等）中间的，普通的，中等的 - a golfer of middling talent
能力一般的高尔夫球手 - ‘Do you like your coffee weak or strong?’ ‘Oh, middling, please.’
“您喜欢淡咖啡还是浓咖啡？”“哦，中等吧。”
Extra Examples- The tax affects 40 million people on middling incomes.
这项税收将影响4 000万的中等收入者。 - There was a transfer of wealth from the very rich to the middling rich.
财富从超级富豪向中等富豪转移。
Word Originlate Middle English (originally Scots): probably from mid- + the adverbial suffix -ling. - a golfer of middling talent
Idioms
fair to middling
- not particularly good or bad
一般水平；不过不失 - ‘How are you feeling today?’ ‘Oh, fair to middling.’
“你今天感觉怎么样？”“哦，中等吧。”
- ‘How are you feeling today?’ ‘Oh, fair to middling.’