Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #8178
intermediary
中间人；调解人
A person who acts as a link between two sides to help them agree or cooperate.
- 1.
An agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation.
调解人,斡旋者。
- 2.
a negotiator who acts as a link between parties
作为各方之间联系的谈判者
- 3.
A person or organisation in an intermediate position (in a transaction, agreement, supply chain, etc.)
中介,中间人(在交易、协议、供应链等中)。
- 4.
One or several stages of an event which occurs after the start and before the end.
事件开始之后、结束之前的一个或多个阶段。
中间商；中介机构；中间阶段；中间环节；调解人,斡旋者。；作为各方之间联系的谈判者；中介,中间人(在交易、协议、供应链等中)。
In use
The two sides could not reach an agreement, so they hired an intermediary to facilitate the negotiations.
In many cultures, a trusted intermediary is essential for resolving family disputes.
The real estate agent acted as an intermediary between the buyer and the seller during the transaction.
act as an intermediary
He acted as an intermediary between the two feuding families.
他在两个争吵的家庭之间充当调解人。
serve as an intermediary
The NGO served as an intermediary in the trade negotiations.
该非政府组织在贸易谈判中充当中间人。
intermediary between A and B
Connections
Collocations
- act as an intermediary
- 充当中间人
- He acted as an intermediary between the two companies.他充当了两家公司之间的中间人。
- serve as an intermediary
- 担任调解者
- The United Nations served as an intermediary in the peace talks.联合国在和平谈判中担任调解者。
- through an intermediary
- 通过中间人
- They communicated through an intermediary to avoid direct conflict.他们通过中间人沟通以避免直接冲突。
- intermediary role
- 中介角色
- The bank plays an intermediary role in financial transactions.银行在金融交易中扮演中介角色。
- financial intermediary
- 金融中介
- Banks and insurance companies are examples of financial intermediaries.银行和保险公司是金融中介的例子。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
inter（在之间）+ medi（中间）+ ary（人）= 在中间的人，即调解者。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：business、legal、diplomatic 通常用于正式场合，如商务谈判、法律调解或外交活动。
Grammar Note
用作可数名词，常与between连用，表示两者之间的调解者。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the ending -ary, and all have the final /ɛri/ in American English, rhyming with intermediary. Note that similar-looking words like diary (/ˈdaɪəri/) and cemetery (/ˈsɛmɪtɛri/) have different pronunciations.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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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