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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary me·di·um
ETYMOLOGY Latin, from neuter of medius middle — more at mid DATE 1593 1. a. something in a middle position b. a middle condition or degree : mean 2. a means of effecting or conveying something: as a. (1) a substance regarded as the means of transmission of a force or effect (2) a surrounding or enveloping substance (3) the tenuous material (as gas and dust) in space that exists outside large agglomerations of matter (as stars) interstellar medium b. plural usually media (1) a channel or system of communication, information, or entertainment — compare mass medium (2) a publication or broadcast that carries advertising (3) a mode of artistic expression or communication (4) something (as a magnetic disk) on which information may be stored c. go-between , intermediary d. plural mediums : an individual held to be a channel of communication between the earthly world and a world of spirits e. material or technical means of artistic expression 3. a. a condition or environment in which something may function or flourish b. plural media (1) a nutrient system for the artificial cultivation of cells or organisms and especially bacteria (2) a fluid or solid in which organic structures are placed (as for preservation or mounting) c. a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painter Usage: see media
adjective DATE 1711 : intermediate in quantity, quality, position, size, or degree English Etymology medium medium (n.) 1584, "a middle ground, quality, or degree," from L.medium, from neut. of adj. medius (see medial). Meaning "intermediate agency, channel of communication" is from 1605. That of "person who conveys spiritual messages" first recorded 1853, from notion of "substance through which something is conveyed." Artistic sense (oil, watercolors, etc.) is from 1854. The adj. is 1670, from the noun; as a designation of cooked meat, it is attested from 1939. Happy medium is the "golden mean," Horace's aurea mediocritas. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ medium me·dium / 5mi:diEm / adjective[usually before noun] (abbr. M) in the middle between ten sizes, amounts, lengths, temperatures, etc. 中等的；中号的 SYN average :
a medium-size car / business / town 中型汽车/企业；中等城镇 a man of medium height / build 中等身材的人 There are seven sizes—small, medium and large. 有三种尺寸——小号、中号和大号。 Cook over a medium heat for 15 minutes. 用中火煮 15 分钟。 a medium dry white wine 中度干白葡萄酒 Choose medium to large tomatoes. 选取中到大个的西红柿。 IDIOMS ⇨ see term n. noun(pl. media / 5mi:diE / or me·diums)1. a way of communicating information, etc. to people (传播信息的)媒介,手段,方法: the medium of radio / television 广播/电视媒介 electronic / audio-visual media 电子/视听媒体 Television is the modern medium of communication. 电视是现代传媒。 A T-shirt can be an excellent medium for getting your message across. T 恤衫可以成为一种极好的表达信息的媒介。 HELP The plural in this meaning is usually media. 此义的复数形式通常为 media。 ⇨ see also mass media , media 2. something that is used for a particular purpose 手段；工具；方法: English is the medium of instruction (= the language used to teach other subjects). 用英语进行教学。 Video is a good medium for learning a foreign language. 录像是一种学习外语的好方法。 3. the material or the form that an artist, a writer or a musician uses (艺术创作中使用的)材料,形式: the medium of paint / poetry / drama 绘画/诗歌/戏剧的媒介 Watercolour is his favourite medium. 水彩画是他最喜欢的表现方式。 4. (biology 生) a substance that sth exists or grows in or that it travels through 介质；培养基；环境: The bacteria were growing in a sugar medium. 细菌在糖基中生长。 5. (pl. me·diums) a person who claims to be able to communicate with the spirits of dead people 通灵的人；灵媒；巫师see happy Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English medium noun 1 means of expressing/communicating sth ADJ. communication Radio is an important communication medium in many countries. | mass | print, written PREP. through the ~ of The government communicates through the medium of television. PHRASES a medium of communication 2 sth used for a particular purpose ADJ. storage An optical disk is just another kind of electronic storage medium. PREP. ~ for she used her novels as a medium for encouraging political debate. | ~ of the medium of study PHRASES a medium of instruction (= a language used for teaching) English is the medium of instruction in many African countries. 3 material/form that an artist, etc. uses ADJ. mixed media mixed media artwork PREP. through a/the ~ | ~ of to express yourself through the medium of paint/poetry/drama Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: adjective midway between the extremes of a scale, measurement, or evaluation FF1C;bought a suit of medium qualityFF1E; Synonyms: average, fair, fairish, indifferent, intermediate, mean, medial, mediocre, middle-rate, middling, moderate, run-of-mine, run-of-the-mill, so-so Related Words: median, par; passable, tolerable; neutral; popular, vulgar; normal, standard Idioms: fair to middling Contrasted Words: inferior, low-grade, poor; excellent, first-class, high-grade, prime, superior n. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: MEAN 2, agency, agent, channel, instrument, instrumentality, instrumentation, ministry, organ, vehicle Related Words: intermediate, intermedium 2 Synonyms: ENVIRONMENT , ambience, ambient, atmosphere, climate, milieu, mise-en-scène, surroundings 3 Synonyms: FORTE , eminency, long suit, métier, oyster, strong suitWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged me·di·um I. \ˈmēdēəm\ noun (plural mediums \-dēəmz\ ; or me·dia \-dēə\) Etymology: Latin, from neuter of medius middle — more at mid 1. : something lying in a middle or intermediate position: as a. : a middle way : compromise < try for the happy medium > b. archaic : a mathematical mean c. : the average, usual, or common condition or amount < will be leveled off to a peacetime medium somewhere between its present employment of 7000 and its pre-Korean War level of 2500 — Springfield (Massachusetts) Daily News > 2. archaic : the middle term of a syllogism 3. : something through or by which something is accomplished, conveyed, or carried on: as a. : a substance (as air or ether) regarded as the means of transmission of a force or effect < air is the medium that conveys sound > b. : a condition, atmosphere, or environment in which something may function or flourish < a more finely perfected medium in which … feelings are at liberty — T.S.Eliot > c. : an intermediate or direct instrumentality or means < affirmed that the historic church was the medium of a continuous revelation — Stringfellow Barr > < cattlemen seeking a medium to combat horse thieves — R.A.Billington > especially : a channel, method, or system of communication, information, or entertainment < a book needs the widest possible discussion in the reviewing media of the country — whether magazine, newspaper, radio, television, or public platform — Saturday Review > d. media plural but sometimes singular in construction : a vehicle (as a radio or television program or a newspaper) used to carry advertising 4. a. : a proper setting or natural environment < factors involved that make this slightly contaminated water better for young goldfish than a clean medium — W.C.Allee > b. : an appropriate occupation or means of expression : an activity or field in which one is at home : métier < the work of extraction and arrangement was the true medium of the monastic scholars — R.W.Southern > 5. : a person through whom a purpose is accomplished : go-between , agent , intermediary < the medium of introduction was no doubt … the publisher — Richard Garnett †1906 > 6. : medium of exchange 7. plural mediums : an individual through whom other persons seek to communicate with the spirits of the dead and who is held by such persons to be a channel of communication between the earthly world of the living and a nontemporal spiritual realm of the departed — compare automatist 2b, spiritualism 8. plural media a. : any nutrient system for the artificial cultivation of bacteria or other organisms or cells that is sometimes a simple substance but more commonly a complex of inorganic and organic materials in a fluid base or one rendered more or less solid by coagulation or by the addition of gelatin or agar — called also nutrient medium b. : any of many fluids or solids in which organic structures are placed (as for preservation or mounting) 9. a. : the material or technical means for artistic expression (as paint and canvas, lithographic or sculptural stone, or literary or musical form) < one can't have imagination until one has a medium by which it can be expressed — J.D.Cook > < as his literary medium he has chosen a biographical form which I have ventured to describe elsewhere as that of the walkie-talkie — Ernest Newman > b. : a liquid (as oil or water) with which pigment is mixed by a painter 10. : a size of paper usually 23×18 in. or 22×17 1/2 in. 11. : a varnish spread upon the surface or back of a photographic negative before retouching or upon the surface of a print before oil coloring 12. : a color filter used in theatrical stage lighting 13. : a material (as paper, cloth, or activated carbon) on which solids are deposited in chemical filtration Synonyms: see mean II. adjective : intermediate in amount, quality, position, or degree : average , mean < taxation reform helpful to the low and medium income groups followed — Collier's Year Book > < a man of medium height > < bake in a medium oven > < the only car in the medium field — advt > III. noun 1. : the tenuous material (as gas and dust) in space that exists outside large agglomerations of matter (as stars) < interstellar medium > 2. : something (as a magnetic disk) on which information may be stored |
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