mediate的词源

英文词源

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mediate: see medium
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1540s, "pide in two equal parts," probably a back-formation from mediation or mediator, or else from Latin mediatus, past participle of mediare. Meaning "act as a mediator" is from 1610s; that of "settle by mediation" is from 1560s. Related: Mediated, mediates, mediating.

中文词源

mediate:调停,调解

来自拉丁语medius,在中间,词源同middle,-ate,使。即在中间施加影响的,引申词义调停,调解等。

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mediate:调解,斡旋

词根词缀: -medi-中间 + -ate动词词尾