mediate

mediate
verb
  1. [no obj.]intervene between people in a dispute in order to bring about an agreement or reconciliation
    调停;斡旋
    Wilson attempted to mediate between the powers to end the war.
    威尔逊试图在各大国之间斡旋来停止战争。
    ■[with obj.]intervene in (a dispute) to bring about an agreement
    调解
    ■[with obj.]bring about (an agreement or solution) by intervening in a dispute
    经调解而达成(解决方案等)
    efforts to mediate a peaceful resolution of the conflict.
    为和平解决争端所做的调解努力。
  2. [with obj.](technical)bring about (a result such as a physiological effect)
    (技)引起,形成
    the right hemisphere plays an important role in mediating tactile perception of direction.
    右脑在形成方向触觉感知方面起重要作用。
    ■be a means of conveying
    传递,传达
    this important ministry of mediating the power of the word.
    这个传递语言力量的重要部门。
    ■form a connecting link between
    连接,沟通
    structures which mediate gender divisions.
    能沟通性别分歧的组织形式。
adjective
  1. connected indirectly through another person or thing; involving an intermediate agency
    中介的,中间的
    public law institutions are a type of mediate state administration.
    公法的设立是一种中介性的国家行政管理。
派生
mediately
adverb
mediation
noun
mediator
noun
mediatory
[ˈmiːdɪət(ə)ri]
adjective
语源
  1. late Middle English (as an adjective in the sense 'interposed'): from late Latin mediatus 'placed in the middle', past participle of the verb mediare, from Latin medius 'middle'
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