intermediary
/ˌɪntəˈmiːdiəri/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌɪntərˈmiːdieri/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌin-tər-ˈmē-dē-ˌer-ē/ (ame, mw)
intermediary — 名詞
- intermediarysingular
- intermediariesplural
1. a person or group whose job is to pass messages between two sides and help them
中間人；仲介
替雙方傳話並促成協議的第三方
a person or group whose job is to pass messages between two sides and help them settle a deal, used when the two sides cannot or do not want to talk to each other themselves
A trusted intermediary carried offers back and forth between the two warring families.
一位受信任的中間人在兩個交戰的家族之間來回傳遞提議。
intermediary between two opposing parties
Anong worked as an intermediary between the village and the mining firm.
Anong 在村莊和礦業公司之間擔任中間人。
act as an intermediary helping parties reach agreement
The buyer and seller never met; a lawyer acted as the intermediary between them.
買家和賣家從未見面；一位律師擔任他們之間的中間人。
Folake hired an intermediary to talk to the landlord on her behalf.
Folake 找了一位中間人代替她去和房東談。
The shopping website acts as an intermediary, passing orders from city buyers to small farmers.
這個購物網站扮演中間人，把城市買家的訂單轉給小農。
- go-between
everyday, less formal word for the same role
- mediator
stresses resolving a dispute, not just passing messages
- middleman
often about trade or money, sometimes with a negative tone
文法句型
intermediary between A and B
act as an intermediary
用法筆記
Subject is typically a neutral third party (a person, lawyer, agent, or organization) trusted by both sides. Often follows 'act as' or 'serve as', and takes 'between X and Y'.
常見錯誤
intermediary — 形容詞
- intermediarypositive
- more intermediarycomparative
- most intermediarysuperlative
1. placed or happening between two points, levels, or stages rather than at either
中間的
位於兩個地點或階段之間的
placed or happening between two points, levels, or stages rather than at either end
The river drops into an intermediary lake midway before it reaches the open sea.
這條河在流入大海前，會先落入中途一個居中的湖泊。
intermediary + noun for a midway point
Aylin skipped the intermediary stages of the course and went straight to the final exam.
Aylin 跳過課程中間的階段，直接進到最後的考試。
Between the boiling water and the eggs sits an intermediary layer of warm air.
在滾水和雞蛋之間，隔著一層居中的暖空氣。
The lorry unloads at an intermediary depot halfway between the port and the shop.
貨車在港口和商店之間中途的一個中間倉庫卸貨。
- intermediate
the usual everyday adjective for 'in between'
- middle
plainer word for a point between two others
文法句型
intermediary + noun
用法筆記
Only used before a noun, never after 'be'. In this sense 'intermediate' is far more common in everyday English; 'intermediary' as an adjective is rare and formal.
2. doing the work of passing messages between two sides and helping them agree
居間調解的
替雙方傳話、促成和解的
doing the work of passing messages between two sides and helping them agree
The council took on an intermediary role between the protesters and the police.
市政府在抗議者和警方之間擔任居間調解的角色。
intermediary role between two sides
Isabela served in an intermediary capacity, carrying each side's terms to the other.
Isabela 以居間調解的身分，把雙方的條件帶給對方。
intermediary describing a go-between function
The charity played an intermediary part, linking refugees with local families willing to help.
這家慈善機構發揮居間調解的作用，把難民和願意幫忙的當地家庭連接起來。
Anjali was given an intermediary function, smoothing talks between the two unhappy departments.
Anjali 被賦予居間調解的職責，緩和兩個不和的部門之間的談判。
- mediating
the more usual word for actively resolving a dispute
- go-between
used as a noun modifier for the same linking job
文法句型
intermediary + noun
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1 (IN BETWEEN, about position): this sense describes an active go-between function and almost always modifies 'role', 'capacity', 'part', or 'function'.