A midi skirt or midi dress stops about halfway down the lower leg: it covers the knee and ends on the calf, not at the ankle. It sits between a mini, which is very short, and a maxi, which goes down to the ankle or the floor.

A midi skirt or midi dress stops about halfway down the lower legmidi裙或midi洋裝的長度大概到小腿一半的地方: it covers the knee and ends on the calf, not at the ankle會蓋過膝蓋，停在小腿肚，不會到腳踝. It sits between a mini, which is very short, and a maxi, which goes down to the ankle or the floor長度介於很短的mini和長到腳踝或地板的maxi之間.

You will also hear midi coat and midi jacket — same idea, a length in the middle. It is a fashion-shop word, not a formal one, made in the late 1960s to sit beside mini and maxi.

You will also hear midi coat and midi jacket你也會聽到midi coat和midi jacket — same idea, a length in the middle概念一樣，都是中間長度. It is a fashion-shop word, not a formal one這是服飾店用的詞，不是正式用語, made in the late 1960s to sit beside mini and maxi是1960年代末造出來，跟mini和maxi湊一組的.

Though actually, the same spelling hides other words. French midi means “south” (and also midday), so Midi with a capital M can name the south of France.

Though actually, the same spelling hides other words不過其實，同樣的拼法還藏著別的字. French midi means "south" (and also midday)法文的midi意思是「南方」（也有「中午」的意思）, so Midi with a capital M can name the south of France所以大寫M的Midi可以指法國南部.

And MIDI in capital letters is a way for keyboards and computers to talk about music. Those are not the skirt.

And MIDI in capital letters is a way for keyboards and computers to talk about music而且全大寫的MIDI是鍵盤和電腦之間用來傳遞音樂訊息的一種方式. Those are not the skirt這些都不是那件裙子.