• vi. 調(diào)解；斡旋；居中
• vt. 調(diào)停；傳達(dá)
• adj. 間接的；居間的

來自拉丁語medius,在中間，詞源同middle,-ate,使。即在中間施加影響的，引申詞義調(diào)停，調(diào)解等。

mediate

mediate: see medium

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.

1. The Secretary-General was asked to mediate in the dispute.

有人請秘書長來調(diào)解這次紛爭。

來自《權(quán)威詞典》

2. The state must mediate the struggle for water resources.

政府必須通過調(diào)解來解決對水資源的爭奪.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. There were some mediate contacts between the two countries before their diplomatic relation was established.

在兩國外交關(guān)系建立之前,已經(jīng)有些間接的接觸.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. They may be able to mediate between parties with different interests.

他們也許能在不同利益政黨之間進(jìn)行斡旋.

來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)

5. Mediate between two countries which were at war was not successful.

在兩個(gè)交戰(zhàn)國之間的調(diào)解失敗了.

來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)