middle-rankingadj.

Brit.

/ˌmɪdlˈraŋkɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈmɪd(ə)lˌræŋkɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: middle adj., ranking adj.² 1a

Etymology: < middle adj. + ranking adj.² 1a, after middle rank n. Compare earlier high-ranking adj.

Of intermediate rank, status, or value. Cf. middle rank n. and adj.

ΚΠ

1932 Jrnl. Higher Educ. 3 69 The twelve factors which constitute the middle ranking 50 per cent are..[etc.]

1959 Encounter Aug. 18/1 Instructions transmitted..from on high through a number of middle-ranking personages down to floor polishers.

1982 Listener 16 Dec. 3/3 The vetters are retired middle-ranking officers.

1997 Daily Tel. 17 July 33/1 John Major..downgraded the Lord Mayor's gong from a middle-ranking Knighthood of the Grand Cross of the British Empire to a bottom-of-the-pack Knight Bachelorhood.

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

单词	middle-ranking
释义	middle-rankingadj. Brit. /ˌmɪdlˈraŋkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈmɪd(ə)lˌræŋkɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: middle adj., ranking adj.² 1a Etymology: < middle adj. + ranking adj.² 1a, after middle rank n. Compare earlier high-ranking adj. Of intermediate rank, status, or value. Cf. middle rank n. and adj. ΚΠ 1932 Jrnl. Higher Educ. 3 69 The twelve factors which constitute the middle ranking 50 per cent are..[etc.] 1959 Encounter Aug. 18/1 Instructions transmitted..from on high through a number of middle-ranking personages down to floor polishers. 1982 Listener 16 Dec. 3/3 The vetters are retired middle-ranking officers. 1997 Daily Tel. 17 July 33/1 John Major..downgraded the Lord Mayor's gong from a middle-ranking Knighthood of the Grand Cross of the British Empire to a bottom-of-the-pack Knight Bachelorhood. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1932
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