Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #6739
mediate
间接的;通过中介的
Acting through a mediator or indirect means; not direct.
- 1.
Acting through a mediating agency, indirect.
通过中介机构作用的,间接的
- 2.
Intermediate between extremes.
介于极端之间的
- 3.
Gained or effected by a medium or condition.
通过媒介或条件获得或实现的
中间的;居间的;通过中介机构作用的,间接的;介于极端之间的;通过媒介或条件获得或实现的;居间的
In use
The mediate cause of the accident was a faulty brake, not the driver's error.
In this mediate relationship, the agent acts on behalf of the principal.
They established a mediate link between the two departments to improve communication.
Connections
Collocations
- mediate cause
- 间接原因
- The mediate cause of the failure was the lack of training, not the equipment itself.失败的间接原因是缺乏培训,而不是设备本身。
- mediate knowledge
- 间接知识
- We acquire mediate knowledge of ancient cultures through archaeological findings.我们通过考古发现获得关于古代文化的间接知识。
- mediate experience
- 间接经验
- Virtual reality offers a mediate experience of distant places.虚拟现实提供对远方地方的间接体验。
- mediate inference
- 间接推理
- Syllogism is a form of mediate inference.三段论是一种间接推理形式。
Synonyms
- indirect
- 非直接的;经过中间环节或人而发生的 · mediate 比 indirect 更正式,多用于哲学或医学等抽象语境;日常表达“间接”时用 indirect 更自然。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
媒体(media)在中间传话,所以 mediate 是“间接的、居间的”。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:formal writing、academic contexts、specialized discussion 作形容词时通常用于正式或学术语境,表示“间接的”或“居间的”,日常口语中较少出现。
Pronunciation & Spelling
appreciate、negotiate、initiate、deviate 与 mediate 的词尾 -iate 都读 /-ieɪt/(非重读),读音一致;但重音位置不同,不构成严格押韵。注意拼写相似的 meditate 首音节读 /med/,不是 /miːd/;immediate 虽含 medi 拼写,但词尾读 /-diət/,与 /-ieɪt/ 不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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