mid-termn.adj.adv.

Brit.

/ˌmɪdˈtəːm/, U.S.

/ˈmɪdˌtərm/

Forms: see mid adj. and term n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mid adj., term n.

Etymology: < mid adj. + term n.

A. n.

1. The middle of a term of service or office; the middle of the usual term of pregnancy. Also in extended use. Frequently in phrases at mid-term, in mid-term.

ΚΠ

c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Law of Armys (2005) 136 Thair lord suld..geve thaim sum part [of their pay] jn the myd terme.

1574 in J. D. Marwick Extracts Rec. Burgh Glasgow (1876) I The termes are third in hand, thrid at myd terme and the rest in Beltane.

1637 S. Rutherford Lett. (1863) I. 272 He..w^d. give an evil servant his leave at mid-term.

1869 J. Martineau Ess. Philos. & Theol. 2nd Ser. 231 [We] refer it to the mid-term of ordinary life.

1968 Guardian 13 July 8/6 Edmund Blunden's sudden resignation, in mid-term, has enthused nobody.

1994 D. Tulchinsky & A. B. Little Maternal–Fetal Endocrinol. (ed. 2) xx. 383/2 Insulin secretion in the human fetus at midterm.

2. U.S. A mid-term examination or election.

ΚΠ

1933 Jrnl. Higher Educ. 4 290 Prerequisites, mid-terms, credits, marks,..are characterisitics of an intensely statistical..and mechanical age.

1975 Amer. Polit. Sci. Rev. 69 812 The factors explaining the variation around the usual aggregate outcome of midterms are not well understood.

1989 L. Holtz & J. Heisler Fighting Spirit (1990) xvi.209 They've been involved in midterms for a week.

1998 Time 19 Oct. 55/2 The sitting President's party has suffered losses in every midterm save one since the Civil War.

3. The medium term. rare.

ΚΠ

1989 Byte Aug. 224/3 In the midterm, better gallium-arsenide chips will help to improve speed.

B. adj. (attributive).

Originally U.S. Occurring or performed in mid-term.

ΚΠ

1889 N. Amer. Rev. July 29 Even when instruction is by lectures solely, mid-term or monthly off-hand examinations are more efficient.

1906 Dial. Notes 3 146 The mid-term examinations will begin the last of January.

1953 Manch. Guardian Weekly 1 Oct. 1 The Administration party loses seats at the ‘mid-term’ elections.

1973 Guardian 19 Apr. 14/2 The people who fear it [sc. the Watergate scandal] will hurt them are Republican candidates for next year's mid-term elections.

1992 D. Willey God's Politician 169 The Pope's favourite Italian Catholic activist group..is campaigning actively to ban mid-term abortions.

C. adv.

In the middle of a term of office.

ΚΠ

1989 H. Thomas Making Impact (BNC) Mid-term between the 1983 and 1987 General Elections I had lunch with a friend.

1999 Mail on Sunday 26 Sept. 57/1 Our Tony is not the most ‘despised failure’ in the history of his great office, but, mid-term, the most popular Prime Minister in living memory.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mid-term
释义	mid-termn.adj.adv. Brit. /ˌmɪdˈtəːm/, U.S. /ˈmɪdˌtərm/ Forms: see mid adj. and term n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mid adj., term n. Etymology: < mid adj. + term n. A. n. 1. The middle of a term of service or office; the middle of the usual term of pregnancy. Also in extended use. Frequently in phrases at mid-term, in mid-term. ΚΠ c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Law of Armys (2005) 136 Thair lord suld..geve thaim sum part [of their pay] jn the myd terme. 1574 in J. D. Marwick Extracts Rec. Burgh Glasgow (1876) I The termes are third in hand, thrid at myd terme and the rest in Beltane. 1637 S. Rutherford Lett. (1863) I. 272 He..w^d. give an evil servant his leave at mid-term. 1869 J. Martineau Ess. Philos. & Theol. 2nd Ser. 231 [We] refer it to the mid-term of ordinary life. 1968 Guardian 13 July 8/6 Edmund Blunden's sudden resignation, in mid-term, has enthused nobody. 1994 D. Tulchinsky & A. B. Little Maternal–Fetal Endocrinol. (ed. 2) xx. 383/2 Insulin secretion in the human fetus at midterm. 2. U.S. A mid-term examination or election. ΚΠ 1933 Jrnl. Higher Educ. 4 290 Prerequisites, mid-terms, credits, marks,..are characterisitics of an intensely statistical..and mechanical age. 1975 Amer. Polit. Sci. Rev. 69 812 The factors explaining the variation around the usual aggregate outcome of midterms are not well understood. 1989 L. Holtz & J. Heisler Fighting Spirit (1990) xvi.209 They've been involved in midterms for a week. 1998 Time 19 Oct. 55/2 The sitting President's party has suffered losses in every midterm save one since the Civil War. 3. The medium term. rare. ΚΠ 1989 Byte Aug. 224/3 In the midterm, better gallium-arsenide chips will help to improve speed. B. adj. (attributive). Originally U.S. Occurring or performed in mid-term. ΚΠ 1889 N. Amer. Rev. July 29 Even when instruction is by lectures solely, mid-term or monthly off-hand examinations are more efficient. 1906 Dial. Notes 3 146 The mid-term examinations will begin the last of January. 1953 Manch. Guardian Weekly 1 Oct. 1 The Administration party loses seats at the ‘mid-term’ elections. 1973 Guardian 19 Apr. 14/2 The people who fear it [sc. the Watergate scandal] will hurt them are Republican candidates for next year's mid-term elections. 1992 D. Willey God's Politician 169 The Pope's favourite Italian Catholic activist group..is campaigning actively to ban mid-term abortions. C. adv. In the middle of a term of office. ΚΠ 1989 H. Thomas Making Impact (BNC) Mid-term between the 1983 and 1987 General Elections I had lunch with a friend. 1999 Mail on Sunday 26 Sept. 57/1 Our Tony is not the most ‘despised failure’ in the history of his great office, but, mid-term, the most popular Prime Minister in living memory. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.adv.c1485
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