| 单词 | mediate |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['mi:diit] |
| 解释 | v.调停 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v. 调停(to bring about by conciliation) 【考】 faultfinder : criticize / arbitrator : mediate(吹毛求疵者批评/仲 裁者调停) 【记】 medi(中间)+ate→在 中间→调停，调解， 注意不要和meditate( 沉思)相混 【例】 The government mediated between the workers and the employer. |
| 字源 | mediate (v.) 1540s, "divide in two equal parts," probably a back-formation from mediation or mediator, or else from Latin mediatus, past participle of mediare. Meaning "act as a mediator" is from 1610s; that of "settle by mediation" is from 1560s. Related: Mediated, mediates, mediating. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 调停(斡旋于冲突各方之间以解决分歧或冲突) 【记】med中间, I, , ate吃－我在两人中间吃饭－调停他们之间的矛盾 【参】medicate(v 用药医治; 加入药物)源于: medicine(n 药)medieval(adj 中世纪的) 【区】meditate(v 宗教沉思) 【类】faultfinder: criticize = arbitrator: mediate吹毛求疵者批评 = 仲裁者调停intercessor: mediate = translator: interpret = augur: prediction 仲裁者调解 = 翻译解释 = 占卜者预言 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】medi 中间 + ate 动词→到中间来→调停 【相关】meditate 想, 考虑, 沉思, 冥想 |
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