intervenient
UK/,intə'vi:njənt/US/.intә'vi:njәnt/
Definitions
adj.
Coming or placed between; intervening
介于其间的;干预的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedinter- (between) + ven (come) + -ent (adj.) = "coming between." A rare, formal adjective, mostly replaced by intervening.
Root ven still carries 84 more wordsExample Sentences
- 1.
An intervenient cause broke the chain of events.