intercession
翻譯
調解, 說情, 代禱
例句
He resolved the dispute through his intercession.
他透過調解解決了爭端。
They prayed for divine intercession.
他們祈求神的代禱。
文法模式
((by sb.)) (由…進行的)調解 He resolved the dispute through his intercession.
近義詞
同義詞:mediation, intervention, arbitration
詞源
源自拉丁語「inter-」(之間)+「cedere」(去)。字面意思是「走到中間去」。
記憶技巧
想像某人「走到」兩個爭吵的人「中間」去調解。與「intercept」(在中間*拿走*)比較。