/ˈmiːdɪeɪt/
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以结束战争。
1.1
- with obj. intervene in (a dispute) to bring about an agreement调解。
1.2
- 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。
2.1
- 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。
2.2
- form a connecting link between连接, 沟通：
structures which mediate gender divisions.
能沟通性别分歧的组织机构。
/ˈmiːdɪət/
- 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。
派生词
mediately
adverbmediation
nounmediator
nounmediatory
/ˈmiːdɪətərɪ/ adjective词源
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'.