mediator
英 ['mi?d?e?t?]
美['mid?et?]
- n. 调停者；传递者；中介物
TOEFL中低频词畅通词汇
词态变化
复数:?mediators;
中文词源
mediator 调停者，调解者
来自mediate,调停，调解，-or,人。即中间人，调解者，最初该词用于指耶稣基督，即基督在人和神之间的沟通和调停，后词义通用化。
英文词源
- mediator (n.)
- mid-14c., from Late Latin mediatorem (nominative mediator) "one who mediates," agent noun from past participle stem of mediari "to intervene, mediate," also "to be or divide in the middle," from Latin medius "in the middle" (see medial (adj.)). Originally applied to Christ, who in Christian theology "mediates" between God and man. Meaning "one who intervenes between two disputing parties" is first attested late 14c. Feminine form mediatrix (originally of the Virgin Mary) from c. 1400. Related: Mediatorial; mediatory.
双语例句
- 1. He always takes the role of a mediator in any dispute.
- 他总是在争论中充当调停人的角色.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 2. He will appear in the role of mediator.
- 他将出演调停者.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. Who will act as mediator in the dispute.
- 谁在争端中充当调解人?
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 4. An arch-bishop has been acting as mediator between the rebels and the authorities.
- 一位大主教一直在叛乱分子与当局之间斡旋。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. The use of a solicitor trained as a mediator would obviate the need for independent legal advice.
- 聘请受过调解人培训的事务律师就免去了单独寻求法律咨询的必要。
来自柯林斯例句