medium

英 ['miːdiəm] 美 ['miːdiəm]

• adj. 中等的；适中的
• n. 手段；媒介；媒体

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C]媒介,手段,方法,工具

   means by which sth is expressed or communicated

2. [C]折中,中间物

   sth that is in the middle between two extremes

3. [C]生活条件,环境

   substance or surroundings in which sth exists or moves or is transmitted

4. [C]通灵的人,关亡人

   person who claims to be able to communicate with the spirits of the deed

adj. (形容词)

1. [A]中等的,适中的

   in the middle between two amounts, extremes, etc.

详尽释义

adj. 形容词

1. 中间的，中等的，适中的
2. 烧得适中的，中等熟度的
3. 中号的
4. 【板】中速投球的

n. 名词

1. 手段，工具，方法
2. 媒质，媒介物，传导体
3. 大众传播媒介，新闻媒体
4. （生物的）生活条件，生活环境
5. （有机物标本的）防腐剂，【生】培养基
6. （颜料的）溶剂
7. （艺术创作所用的）材料，艺术的表现方式
8. （复数）灵媒，巫师
9. 中间物，中庸，适中，中等
10. 中间人
11. 中号纸

英英释义

Noun:

1. a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information

2. the surrounding environment;

   "fish require an aqueous medium"
   

3. an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication

4. (bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms

5. a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painter

6. (biology) a substance in which specimens are preserved or displayed

7. an intervening substance through which something is achieved;

   "the dissolving medium is called a solvent"
   

8. a state that is intermediate between extremes; a middle position;

   "a happy medium"
   

9. someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead;

   "he consulted several mediums"
   

10. (usually plural) transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public

11. an occupation for which you are especially well suited;

    "in law he found his true metier"
    

Adjective:

1. around the middle of a scale of evaluation;

   "an orange of average size"
   "intermediate capacity"
   "medium bombers"
   

2. (meat) cooked until there is just a little pink meat inside

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. The blue cap is a medium size.
   那顶蓝色的帽子就是中号的。
2. The clothes should be washed at medium temperature.
   这衣服需以适中温度洗涤。

用作名词 (n.)

1. Commercial television is an effective medium for advertising.
   商业电视是有效的广告宣传工具。
2. Sound travels through the medium of air.
   声音通过空气这一媒介传播。
3. Television is a very efficient medium for spreading information.
   电视是传播信息的很有效的媒体。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. There will be a fuss when the media get hold of the story.
   新闻媒介得知此事会引起大惊小怪。
2. This is an effective medium.
   这是一种有效手段。
3. Copper is a good medium for the conduction of heat and electricity.
   铜是热和电的良导体。
4. Water is the natural medium in which most fish live.
   水是鱼类生活的自然环境。

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语

～+ n.

1. He has a medium body.
   他有一个中等的身材。

经典引文

• Is there no medium between going to Court, and going a hunting?

  出自： I. Milner

常用短语

用作名词 (n.)

a/the happy medium

中庸之道,折中办法a way of doing sth that is halfway between two opposite ways that are possible

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• find the medium 发现方法
• strike a medium 采取折中办法

形容词+～

• best medium 最好的手段
• favorite medium 喜欢的方式
• the natural medium 自然环境

介词+～

• by the medium of 通过…手段
• in medium 在…环境中

～+介词

• medium between 折中的方法
• medium for 为…的介质

用作形容词 (adj.)

～+名词

• medium height 中等身材
• medium temperature 适中的温度

词语用法

1. 注意medium的复数形式有两种，一种是mediums，另一种是media。在精神层面上来说，一般只用复数mediums，如spiritualist mediums表示巫师。表示除了精神层面以外的时，两者都可以用，但是media更为普遍。

n. (名词)

1. medium只有作“通灵的人,关亡人”解时,复数形式才用mediums。

词义辨析

medium，median，average

• 这些形容词均含“中等的、平均的、适中的”之意。
• medium指按照某种标准来说是适中或中等的，这种标准可以是通过仪器测量而来，也可能是凭经验而得出。
• median指中间位置的，统计学上指处于中间位置的一个数的。
• average通常用来形容优劣难分的平庸或折衷情况，也指理论上的平均标准。

词源解说

• ☆ 1584年左右进入英语，直接源自古典拉丁语的medium的medius，意为中间代理，交流渠道。

近反义词

【近义词】

• agency
• average
• instrument
• means
• average
• middling

【反义词】

• extreme 极度的