| 单词 | intermediary |
| 释义 | intermediary (once / 4065 pages) n An intermediary is someone who acts as a go-between or a mediator between two other people. Be careful when you're the intermediary between two friends who are fighting, because they might both end up mad at you! The word intermediary comes from the Latin intermedius, which is also the root word for intermediate. Inter- means between, and medius means the middle — intermediary retains that sense of being in the middle. Intermediaries are used to negotiate between two countries who are at odds, between a company and a client over a contract, between two bickering children, or between a boss and an employee in salary negotiations. WORD FAMILYintermediary: intermediaries USAGE EXAMPLESBundling is when an individual or intermediary group collects many contributions on behalf of a candidate. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) Now Campos buys staples from intermediaries he suspects are working with the same military officials. Seattle Times(Dec 27, 2016) One of them, a rabbi, declined to comment through an intermediary. Seattle Times(Dec 20, 2016) n a negotiator who acts as a link between parties Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper go-between, intercessor, intermediator, mediator Edward Fitzgerald English poet remembered primarily for his free translation of the poetry of Omar Khayyam (1809-1883) Benjamin JowettEnglish classical scholar noted for his translations of Plato and Aristotle (1817-1893) William TindaleEnglish translator and Protestant martyr; his translation of the Bible into English (which later formed the basis for the King James Version) aroused ecclesiastical opposition; he left England in 1524 and was burned at the stake in Antwerp as a heretic (1494-1536) Bishop Ulfilasa Christian believed to be of Cappadocian descent who became bishop of the Visigoths in 341 and translated the Bible from Greek into Gothic; traditionally held to have invented the Gothic alphabet (311-382) mediatrix a woman who is a mediator conciliator, make-peace, pacifier, peacemaker, reconcilersomeone who tries to bring peace diplomata person who deals tactfully with others harmoniser, harmonizera mediator who brings one thing into harmonious agreement with another interpreter, translatorsomeone who mediates between speakers of different languages marriage broker, matcher, matchmakersomeone who arranges (or tries to arrange) marriages for others moderatorsomeone who mediates disputes and attempts to avoid violence second handan intermediate person; used in the phrase `at second hand' appeasersomeone who tries to bring peace by acceding to demands dragomanan interpreter and guide in the Near East; in the Ottoman Empire in the 18th and 19th centuries a translator of European languages for the Turkish and Arab authorities and most dragomans were Greek (many reached high positions in the government) modifiera moderator who makes less extreme or uncompromising symboliser, symbolist, symbolizersomeone skilled in the interpretation or representation of symbols negotiant, negotiator, treater someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement) |
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