medium, median, average

名詞 average:

1. a statistic describing the location of a distribution
   同義詞：norm

動詞 average:

1. amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain
   同義詞：average out
2. achieve or reach on average
3. compute the average of
   同義詞：average out

形容詞 average:

1. approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
   同義詞：mean
2. lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered
   同義詞：ordinary
3. lacking exceptional quality or ability
   同義詞：fair, mediocre, middling
4. around the middle of a scale of evaluation of physical measures
   同義詞：intermediate, medium
5. relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution
   同義詞：modal
6. relating to or constituting the middle value of an ordered set of values (or the average of the middle two in a set with an even number of values)
   同義詞：median

1. The average of 4,6 and 8 is 6.
   4,6, 8的平均數(shù)是6。
2. Tom's work at school is above the average.
   湯姆的功課是中上。
3. The average age of the boys in this class is fifteen.
   本班男生的平均年齡是十五歲。

av.er.age

n.Abbr. av.,avg.（名詞）縮寫 av.,avg.
Mathematics
【數(shù)學】
A number that typifies a set of numbers of which it is a function.
平均數(shù)：一個代表一組作為整體的數(shù)的特征的值
See arithmetic mean
參見 arithmetic mean

An intermediate level or degree:
平均水準：一種中等的水平或程度：
例句：
near the average in size.
大小接近平均值

The usual or ordinary kind or quality:
平均狀態(tài)：指通常的或一般的類型或性質(zhì)：
例句：
Although the wines vary, the average is quite good.
盡管每種酒各不相同，平均水準很不錯

Sports The ratio of a team`s or player`s successful performances such as wins, hits, or goals, divided by total opportunities for successful performance, such as games, times at bat, or shots:
【體育運動】 平均率：某一運動隊或運動員之成功次數(shù)，如贏球、擊球、射門與成功的總機遇如比賽次數(shù)的比率，代表平均成績：
例句：
finished the season with a .500 average; a batting average of .274.
以一個500分的平均成績結束了本賽季；平均274分的擊球成績

Law
【法律】
The loss of a ship or cargo, caused by damage at sea.
海損：由于海上風險造成的船或貨的損失
The incurrence of damage or loss of a ship or a cargo at sea.
海損損失：因海損使船貨受損的情況
The equitable distribution of such a loss among concerned parties.
海損分擔：海損在有關方面之間的平均分擔
A charge incurred through such a loss.
海損索賠：因海損而導致的索賠
Nautical Small expenses or charges that are usually paid by the master of a ship.
【航海】 航海費用：通常由船長負責支付的小額費用或支出
adj.（形容詞）
Mathematics Of, relating to, or constituting an average.
【數(shù)學】 平均的：屬于、關于或組成一個平均數(shù)的
Being intermediate between extremes, as on a scale:
中等的：在數(shù)量上位于兩極端之間的：
例句：
a player of average ability.
一個中等能力的運動員

Usual or ordinary in kind or character:
普通的：在類型或特征上通常的或尋常的：
例句：
a poll of average people; average eyesight.
普通人群落；中等視力

Assessed in accordance with the laws of average.
海損法的：符合海損法的估算的
v.（動詞）
av.er.aged,av.er.ag.ing,av.er.ag.es
v.tr.（及物動詞）
Mathematics To calculate the average of:
【數(shù)學】 計算…的平均值：
例句：
average a set of numbers.
取一組數(shù)的平均值

To do or have an average of:
調(diào)和，拉平：使具有平均程度：
例句：
averaged three hours of work a day.
將每天的工作量調(diào)為三小時

To distribute proportionately:
分攤：按固定比例分擔：
例句：
average one`s income over four years so as to minimize the tax rate.
將某人的收入分至四年從而使稅賦降至最小程度

v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To be or amount to an average:
平均：作為或達到一個中間值：
例句：
Some sparrows are six inches long, but they average smaller. Our expenses averaged out to 45 dollars per day.
有些麻雀可達六英寸長，但它們平均要小些。我們的支出平均每天四十五美元

To buy or sell more goods or shares to obtain more than an average price.
維持（有利的）平均價格：買進或賣出額外的貨物或股票以維持高于平均的價格

來源：
From Middle English averay [charge above the cost of freight]
源自 中古英語 averay [要價高于貨物成本]
from Old French avarie
源自 古法語 avarie
from Old Italian avaria [duty]
源自 古意大利語 avaria [稅賦]
from Arabic `aw3royah [damaged goods]
源自 阿拉伯語 `aw3royah [受損的貨物]
from `awar [blemish]
源自 `awar [瑕]

【引伸】
av.eragely
adv.（副詞）
av.erageness
n.（名詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>average,medium,mediocre,fair,middling,indifferent,tolerableThese adjectives indicate rank or position around the middle of a scale of evaluation.
這些形容詞均表示某一估價之中間附近之等級或位置。
Average and medium apply to what is midway between extremes on such a scale;usually they imply both sufficiency and lack of distinction:
Average
a novel of average merit;
medium 用于指某一程度兩極值間的中部；通常它們均指充分性及不加區(qū)別性：
例句：
一個中等優(yōu)秀的小說；

例句：
an orange of medium size.
中等大小的桔子。

Mediocre stresses the undistinguished aspect of what is average:
Mediocre 強調(diào)了作為中等者不加區(qū)分的方面：
例句：
.The caliber of the students . . . has gone from mediocre to above average. (Judy Pasternak).What isfair is passable but substantially below excellent:
.學生們的能力…，已從普通升為高于中等. （朱迪·帕斯特耐克）。而fair 指可及格的但次于優(yōu)秀的：

例句：
a fair student;
一個尚好的學生；

例句：
in fair health;
健康狀況尚好；

例句：
have a fair idea of what`s going on.
對發(fā)生的事有清晰的概念。

Middling refers to middle position between best and worst:
Middling 指最好與最差的中心位置：
例句：
gave a middling performance at best.
盡力給予中等程度的表演。

Indifferent applies to what is of less than striking character, being neither very good nor very bad:
Indifferent 指不會引起轟動的特征，既不很好也不很差：
例句：
.One and the same thing can at the same time be good, bad, and indifferent, e.g., music is good to the melancholy, bad to those who mourn, and neither good nor bad to the deaf. (Spinoza).Something that istolerable is merely acceptable:
.同一件事物在同一時間可以是好的、壞的、一般的，例如，音樂對憂郁者來說是好的，對悲哀者來說是壞的，對耳聾者來說既不好也不壞. （斯賓諾莎）。tolerable 只指可接受的事物：

例句：
prepared a tolerable dinner.
準備了湊合的晚餐。