mid-century
noun [ U ] (also mid century) uk/ˌmɪdˈsen.tʃər.i/ us/ˌmɪdˈsen.tʃər.i/
世纪中期
the middle part of a century
By mid-century (= the middle of the current century) the number of elderly people will have doubled.
Population was around 5 million in 1800 and began to increase quickly around mid-century (= around 1850).
A number of charity schools were founded between 1710 and 1725 but by mid century (= around 1750) this was less common. 许多慈善学校成立于1710年至1725年之间，但到了该世纪中叶（1750年左右），这种情况就不那么普遍了。
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- Deaths from disease and starvation could reach 200 million per year by mid-century.
- If there is not a 90% cut in greenhouse gas emissions by mid-century, the climate will destabilize.
- Until the late 1970s, art historians insisted that abstract painting was the dominant art of the mid century.
- Since mid century, public drinking water has contained fluoride, which has resulted in a dramatic decrease in tooth decay.
mid-century
adjective (also mid century) uk/ˌmɪdˈsen.tʃər.i/ us/ˌmɪdˈsen.tʃər.i/
（尤指20世纪）世纪中期的
happening in or typical of the middle of a century, especially the 20th century
Our stock ranges from traditional British furniture to mid-century design pieces. 我们的库存既有传统的英式家具也有20世纪中期的设计作品。
The place has a clean, industrial, mid century look.
See also: mid-century modern
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- If you love mid-century modernism, check out the University of Chicago Law School.
- Thelonius Monk is generally regarded as a genius of mid-century jazz.
- Anti-communism was not the only thing that gave mid-century liberalism its enduring strength.