记忆方法
将“mediator”分解为“med-i-a-tor”。联想“med-i”为“medicine”（药物），即调和、治疗，而“i”可以想象成在中间起作用，就像“-ate”作为动词后缀，表示“做……”，因此“mediator”可以想象为一个在争论或冲突中像药物一样“治疗”双方的人，起到调解作用。通过这样的联想，你可以记住这个词表示“调解者”的含义。
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中文词源
mediator 调停者，调解者
来自mediate,调停，调解，-or,人。即中间人，调解者，最初该词用于指耶稣基督，即基督在人和神之间的沟通和调停，后词义通用化。
英语词源
- mediator (n.)
- mid-14c., from Late Latin mediatorem (nominative mediator) "one who mediates," agent noun from past participle stem of mediari "to intervene, mediate," also "to be or divide in the middle," from Latin medius "in the middle" (see medial (adj.)). Originally applied to Christ, who in Christian theology "mediates" between God and man. Meaning "one who intervenes between two disputing parties" is first attested late 14c. Feminine form mediatrix (originally of the Virgin Mary) from c. 1400. Related: Mediatorial; mediatory.
权威例句
- 1. He always takes the role of a mediator in any dispute.
- 他总是在争论中充当调停人的角色.
- 2. He will appear in the role of mediator.
- 他将出演调停者.
- 3. Who will act as mediator in the dispute.
- 谁在争端中充当调解人?
- 4. An arch-bishop has been acting as mediator between the rebels and the authorities.
- 一位大主教一直在叛乱分子与当局之间斡旋。
- 5. The use of a solicitor trained as a mediator would obviate the need for independent legal advice.
- 聘请受过调解人培训的事务律师就免去了单独寻求法律咨询的必要。