halfway

半分まで、中間で

距離や過程の半分のところで、または二つの状態の中間で。

やさしい英語で： At the middle of a distance or process, or between two different states.

• We are halfway home.
• She stopped halfway up the stairs.
• His expression was halfway between a smile and a frown.

使い方： halfway through something (We stopped halfway through the lesson.); halfway between A and B (The village is halfway between the two cities.)

類義語： midway

よく使う表現： halfway there, halfway through something, halfway between places, halfway up something

歩み寄って、譲歩して

合意できるように、相手の望みを一部受け入れて。

やさしい英語で： By accepting some of another person's wishes so you can agree with each other.

• Please meet me halfway.
• We met them halfway on the price.
• She would cooperate if he was willing to come halfway.

使い方： meet someone halfway (If you lower your price, I'll meet you halfway.)

よく使う表現： meet someone halfway, come halfway

そこそこ、まあまあ

完全ではなく、特によくもないが、まずまずの程度に。

やさしい英語で： To a reasonable degree, though not completely or especially well.

• We need a halfway decent hotel.
• That sounds like a halfway reasonable plan.
• Anyone halfway competent could fix this.

類義語： fairly, somewhat, reasonably

よく使う表現： halfway decent, halfway reasonable, halfway competent

中間の

距離、旅、期間の真ん中に位置する。

やさしい英語で： At the middle of a distance, journey, or period of time.

• We stopped at the halfway point.
• She led the race at the halfway mark.
• The project has reached its halfway stage.

類義語： middle, midway

よく使う表現： halfway point, halfway mark, halfway stage