Word · Frequency #23886
intercession
仲裁，调解，说情
the act of interceding or mediating on behalf of another
指为他人进行调解或说情的行为
- 1.
The act of intervening or mediating between two parties.
调解或仲裁两方之间的行为
- 2.
A prayer to God on behalf of another person; especially, such a prayer offered by a heavenly saint on behalf of a mere mortal who has prayed to the saint for such help.
为他人向上帝祈祷,尤其是圣徒为凡人代求的祈祷
代祷；调解或仲裁两方之间的行为；为他人向上帝祈祷,尤其是圣徒为凡人代求的祈祷；仲裁；调解
In use
She asked the church group for their intercession during her illness.
Many believe that intercession can bring comfort to those in distress.
The priest offered a heartfelt intercession for peace in the community.
make intercession for sb.
常用于宗教语境，表示代他人祈祷。
The priest made an intercession for the sick child.
牧师为生病的孩子做了代祷。
through the intercession of sb.
用于调解或说情的语境，强调借助某人的帮助。
The dispute was resolved through the intercession of a mutual friend.
通过一位共同朋友的调解，争端得以解决。
in intercession (for)
表示处于代祷的状态或行为中。
Connections
Collocations
- offer intercession
- 进行代祷；代为祈愿
- She offered intercession for her friend's recovery.她为朋友的康复进行了代祷。
- make intercession
- 说情；代为调解
- He made intercession with the landlord to extend the deadline.他向房东说情，请求延长截止日期。
- through the intercession of
- 通过……的调解（或代求）
- Peace was restored through the intercession of the village elder.通过村中长者的调解，和平得以恢复。
- prayer of intercession
- 代祷；代求的祈祷
- The service included a prayer of intercession for refugees.礼拜中包括为难民代祷的祈祷。
- divine intercession
- 神的干预（或代求）
- The survivors believed their escape was due to divine intercession.幸存者相信他们的逃脱是出于神的干预。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
谐音联想：intercession 像 inter-session（会议间歇），想象自己在两方会谈间隙穿梭调停，或替人代祷。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：法律或外交调解、宗教代祷文本 intercession 比较正式，多用于法律/外交调解或宗教代祷等书面或正式场合；日常口语中较少见，可根据语境改用 mediation 或 prayer。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 intercession 押韵，词尾都是 /ˈsɛʃən/，重音都在最后一个音节。注意拼写：intercession、concession、procession、succession、recession、accession 都含 -cession；session 拼作 -ssion，但发音相同。小心形近词 intermission /ˌɪntərˈmɪʃən/ 和 interception /ˌɪntərˈsɛpʃən/，它们看起来相似，但元音不同，不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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