| 释义 |
me·di·a·tion
\ˌmēdēˈāshən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English mediacioun, from Medieval Latin mediation-, mediatio, from mediatus (past participle of mediare to mediate) + Latin -ion-, -io -ion — more at mediate
1. : intervention between conflicting parties or viewpoints to promote reconciliation, settlement, compromise, or understanding
< a code … would not dispense with mediation between legislature and judges — B.N.Cardozo >
2. : the function or activity of an intermediate means or instrumentality of transmission
< attains its effects … through the mediation of the ideological elements in society — Max Lerner & Edwin Mims >
3. international law : intercession of one power between other powers at their invitation or with their consent to conciliate differences between them
4. : the cadence beween the two reciting notes in a Gregorian psalm tone or an Anglican chant |