mediate

英 ['miːdieɪt] 美 ['miːdieɪt]

• v. 调停；斡旋
• adj. 居间的；间接的

双解释义

v. (动词)

1. vi. 调停,调解,斡旋

   act as a peacemaker or go-between for two or more people, groups, etc. who disagree

2. vt. 居间促成（某事）

   bring about (sth) by doing this

英英释义

Adjective:

1. acting through or dependent on an intervening agency;

   "the disease spread by mediate as well as direct contact"
   

2. being neither at the beginning nor at the end in a series;

   "adolescence is an awkward in-between age"
   "in a mediate position"
   "the middle point on a line"
   

Verb:

1. act between parties with a view to reconciling differences;

   "He interceded in the family dispute"
   "He mediated a settlement"
   

2. occupy an intermediate or middle position or form a connecting link or stage between two others;

   "mediate between the old and the new"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. He attempted to mediate their differences.
   他试图调停他们的分歧。
2. He cooled the situation down by offering to mediate between the disputing parties.
   他提出愿为争执的双方调停，情况因此缓和下来。
3. A well-known local lawyer has been appointed to mediate between the employers and the union leaders, since they can't reach an agreement in direct talks.
   既然雇主们同工会领袖无法在直接谈判中达成协议，就指定了一位当地的名律师进行调解。
4. He tried to mediate between his colleagues and management.
   他设法在同事和管理阶层之间斡旋。
5. They may be able to mediate between parties with different interests.
   他们也许能在不同利益政党之间进行斡旋。

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. There were some mediate contacts between the two countries before their diplomatic relation was established.
   在两国外交关系建立之前, 已经有些间接的接触。

常见句型

用作动词 (v.)

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. The UN has mediated the ceasefire.
   联合国已经通过斡旋实现了停火。
2. The army leaders have mediated peace.
   军队领导人通过调停实现了和平。
3. Let us mediate our differences rather than engage in costly strike.
   让我们通过调停解决分歧,而不要进行代价高昂的罢工。

经典引文

• As for the King's advisers, he considered it their task to mediate between..King and Parliament.

  出自： L. Namier

常用短语

用作动词 (v.)

mediate between (v.+prep.)

在…之间调解或调停 go to between (two opposing parties) trying to arrange an agreement between them
mediate between sb
The government mediated between the workers and the employers.

政府在工人和雇主之间进行调解。
A well-known local lawyer has been appointed to mediate between the employers and the union leaders, since they cannot reach agreement in direct talks.

雇主同工会领导在对话中达不成协议,于是就指派当地一位有名望的律师从中调解。 mediate sth between sth
They mediated the settlement between labour and management.

他们通过调停解决了劳资纠纷。

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

• mediate ceasefire 通过调解达成停火
• mediate differences 通过调停解决分歧
• mediate peace 经过调停实现和平

～+介词

• mediate between 在…之间进行调停

词语用法

v. (动词)

1. mediate的基本含义是“调停,调解”,指通过某人或某物的说服,使意见不同或敌对的双方达成和解,这种“调停”通常要有很强的说服力,使被调解双方都认为它很有道理。
2. mediate多用作及物动词,后多接抽象名词作宾语。常和介词between搭配。

词义辨析

v. (动词)

meditate, reflect ,think

• 这三个词的共同意思是“思考”，其区别在于：think是一般用语，指借助思考以形成某种念头，得出某种结论，了解某种已知的事理等；meditate指集中思想、长时间而认真地从各个观点去考虑一个问题，借以了解其各方面及其有关的问题；reflect指冷静地、认真地、反复地思考一个问题。例如： The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。 I need time to reflect on what you offered.我需要时间来考虑你提出的建议。 The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。 I need time to reflect on what you offered.我需要时间来考虑你提出的建议。

近反义词

【近义词】

• arbitrate 仲裁
• intercede 仲裁
• referee 裁判员
• umpire 裁判员
• intervene 干涉
• negotiate 谈判
• intermediate 中间的
• facilitate 促进
• reconcile 调和
• resolve 解决
• settle 解决
• medial 中间的
• interfere 干涉
• judge 法官
• harmonize 协调
• secondary 次要的
• make peace 讲和, 和解, 言归于好...
• make 做
• peace 和平
• interpose 插入
• middle 中等的
• in-between 在中间的
• liaise 保持连络

【反义词】

• immediate 直接的