interpose
/ˌɪntəˈpəʊz/verb
1
- with obj. place or insert between one thing and another使位于…之间; 使介入, 使插入:
he interposed himself between her and the top of the stairs.
他用身体挡在她和阶梯顶级之间。
2
- no obj. intervene between parties(在各方间)调停, 干预:
with infinitive the legislature interposed to suppress these amusements.立法机构出面干预查禁了这些娱乐活动。
2.1
- with obj. say (words) as an interruption插话:
if I might interpose a personal remark here.
如果在此我可以插一句个人评论的话。
2.2
- with obj. exercise or advance (a veto or objection) so as to interfere(提出否决或异议等)进行干预:
the memo interposes no objection to issuing a discharge.
备忘录中没有对下达解职令提出异议。
词源
late 16th cent.: from French interposer, from Latin interponere 'put in' (from inter- 'between' + ponere 'put'), but influenced by interpositus 'inserted' and Old French poser 'to place'.