mediate
释义
To try to settle a dispute between two parties by acting as a neutral go-between.
调解，斡旋（在双方之间居中调停）。
To bring about or convey something by acting as the intermediate agent.
作为中介促成或传递（某事物）。
(formal) Acting through an intermediate stage; not direct.
（正式）居间的，间接的。
词根拆分
词根派生medi（中间）+ -ate（使/做）=「处于中间」。mediate 就是站在两方之间撮合他们——medius 化为动作。由此衍生 mediator（调解人）、mediation（调解）、intermediary（中间人）。
词根 medi 还连着 48 个词使用指南
- 重音/发音：动词读 MEE-dee-ate（/ˈmiːdieɪt/），重音在第一音节；元音别和治疗支的 medical（/ˈmedɪkl/）混淆。
- mediate between / mediate in：在两方之间（between）调解，或在某纠纷中（in）调解。
- 及物与不及物：mediate a settlement（带宾语）对 mediate between rivals（不带宾语）。
例句
- 1.
The UN agreed to mediate between the two warring sides.
联合国同意在交战双方之间进行调解。
- 2.
A lawyer was brought in to mediate the family dispute.
请来一位律师来调解这场家庭纠纷。
- 3.
Language mediates our experience of the world.
语言作为媒介塑造我们对世界的体验。