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intermediary
中间人；调解人
核心释义
A person who acts as a link between two sides to help them agree or cooperate.
- 1.
调解人,斡旋者。
An agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation.
- 2.
作为各方之间联系的谈判者
a negotiator who acts as a link between parties
- 3.
中介,中间人(在交易、协议、供应链等中)。
A person or organisation in an intermediate position (in a transaction, agreement, supply chain, etc.)
- 4.
事件开始之后、结束之前的一个或多个阶段。
One or several stages of an event which occurs after the start and before the end.
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)。
用法In use
The two sides could not reach an agreement, so they hired an intermediary to facilitate the negotiations.
用法提示：名词，作宾语，表示促进双方沟通的中间人。
In many cultures, a trusted intermediary is essential for resolving family disputes.
用法提示：名词，作主语，指出充当调解角色的个人。
The real estate agent acted as an intermediary between the buyer and the seller during the transaction.
用法提示：名词，作宾语补足语，描述在交易中起连接作用的角色。
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
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
inter（在之间）+ medi（中间）+ ary（人）= 在中间的人，即调解者。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
用作可数名词，常与between连用，表示两者之间的调解者。
发音与拼写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.
用法优先级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。
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