intervention
UK/,intə'venʃən/US/.intә'venʃәn/
NGSL 3kIELTSTOEFLA2
Definitions
n.
The act of becoming involved in a situation to change it
干预，介入
n.
A planned action to help or treat someone, e.g. in medicine
（医疗等）介入治疗，干预措施
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedinter- (between) + vent (come) + -ion (act) = "a coming between" — the noun of intervene. Used widely: military intervention, divine intervention, and in medicine an intervention is a treatment that comes between you and the disease.
Root ven still carries 84 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.military intervention军事干预
- 2.early intervention早期干预
- 3.divine intervention神的干预
- 4.medical intervention医疗干预
Example Sentences
- 1.
Early intervention can stop small problems from growing.
- 2.
The crisis was resolved only after UN intervention.