me‧di‧um 1 S3 AC / midiəm / 形容词

1 of middle size, level, or amount :

What size shirt does he wear – small, medium or large?

(of) medium height/length/build

She’s of medium height.

hair of medium length

Fry the onions over a medium heat until they are golden.

medium to large companies ► Use average , not ‘medium’, when you want to say that someone’s level of skill or ability is neither high nor low : students of average ability (NOT students of medium ability)

2 ( also medium rare ) meat that is medium or medium rare is partly cooked but still slightly pink inside → rare , well-done

3 medium dry medium dry wine is slightly sweeter than dry wine

4 medium brown/blue etc a colour which is neither light nor dark :

His jacket’s a medium brown colour.