[no obj.]intervene between people in a dispute in order to bring about an agreement or reconciliation 调停;斡旋 Wilson attempted to mediate between the powers to end the war. 威尔逊试图在各大国之间斡旋来停止战争。 ■[with obj.]intervene in (a dispute) to bring about an agreement 调解 ■[with obj.]bring about (an agreement or solution) by intervening in a dispute 经调解而达成(解决方案等) efforts to mediate a peaceful resolution of the conflict. 为和平解决争端所做的调解努力。
[with obj.](technical)bring about (a result such as a physiological effect) (技)引起,形成 the right hemisphere plays an important role in mediating tactile perception of direction. 右脑在形成方向触觉感知方面起重要作用。 ■be a means of conveying 传递,传达 this important ministry of mediating the power of the word. 这个传递语言力量的重要部门。 ■form a connecting link between 连接,沟通 structures which mediate gender divisions. 能沟通性别分歧的组织形式。
adjective
connected indirectly through another person or thing; involving an intermediate agency 中介的,中间的 public law institutions are a type of mediate state administration. 公法的设立是一种中介性的国家行政管理。
late Middle English (as an adjective in the sense 'interposed'): from late Latin mediatus 'placed in the middle', past participle of the verb mediare, from Latin medius 'middle'