a person who acts as a link between people in order to try and bring about an agreement or reconciliation; a mediator 调解人,中间人 intermediaries between lenders and borrowers. 贷方与借方之间的中间人。
adjective
intermediate 中间的,过渡的 an intermediary stage. 过渡阶段。
语源
late 18th cent.: from French intermédiaire, from Italian intermediario, from Latin intermedius (see intermediate)