mediate
翻译
调解, 调停, 斡旋
例句
A lawyer was hired to mediate the dispute.
一位律师被请来调解这场争端。
He tried to mediate between the two angry friends.
他试图在两个愤怒的朋友之间进行调解。
语法模式
((sth.)) 调解(某事) A lawyer was hired to mediate the dispute.
((between sb. and sb.)) 在(某人)和(某人)之间调解 He tried to mediate between the two angry friends.
近义词
同义词:arbitrate, conciliate, negotiate;反义词:instigate, provoke
词源
源自拉丁语“mediatus”,是“mediare”(意为“在中间”)的过去分词,来自“medius”(中间)。
记忆技巧
“mediate” 就是作为对立双方之间的“媒介(medium)”或中间人来解决问题。