Midtown is the part of a city that sits toward the middle — near the centre, but in the tidy dictionary picture not the main business core. American English uses it most.

Midtown midtown is指 the part of a city城市裡 that sits toward the middle偏中間的那個區域 — near the centre靠近市中心, but in the tidy dictionary picture不過照字典整齊的說法 not the main business core並不是主要的商業核心。American English美式英語 uses it most用這個字用得最多。

Though actually, in New York, the city that made the word famous, Midtown Manhattan is the busy office-and-theatre belt: Times Square, big shops, tall buildings. Downtown there is the older financial tip of the island, and Uptown is further north.

Though actually不過, in New York在紐約, the city that made the word famous也就是讓這個字出名的城市, Midtown Manhattan曼哈頓中城 is是 the busy office-and-theatre belt辦公室和劇院聚集的忙碌地帶: Times Square時代廣場, big shops大商場, tall buildings高樓大廈。Downtown there那裡的downtown is是 the older financial tip of the island島上比較舊的金融尖端地帶, and而 Uptown uptown is is further north更往北。

So midtown does not always mean 'not the main business area'; in New York it often is the main business area, just not the Wall Street end. In other US cities, Midtown can simply be a neighbourhood name for a district beside downtown.

So所以, midtown midtown does not always mean不一定代表 'not the main business area'「不是主要商業區」; in New York在紐約, it它 often is the main business area常常就是主要商業區, just not the Wall Street end只是不是華爾街那一端。In other US cities在美國其他城市, Midtown midtown can simply be可能就只是 a neighbourhood name一個地區名稱 for a district beside downtown指downtown旁邊的一個街區。

British English hardly uses it; we more often say the centre, or a district name. Neutral to informal. You see it on maps and in 'Let's meet in midtown.'

British English英式英語 hardly uses it很少用這個字; we大家 more often say更常說 the centre市中心, or a district name或直接說地區的名字。Neutral to informal語氣介於中性到口語之間。You see it你會看到這個字 on maps在地圖上 and和 in 'Let's meet in midtown.'在「Let's meet in midtown.」（我們約在midtown見）這種句子裡。