英英單字圖文記憶(142)
mediate [ˈmidiˌet]：
If someone
mediates between two groups of people, or mediates an agreement between them,
they try to settle an argument between them by talking to both groups and
trying to find things that they can both agree to.【調解；調停；斡旋】
【分解】：
【字根】medi = middle，表示：中間。
【後缀】ate，表動詞。
【分析】：mediate = 居中調解。引申為：調解；調停；斡旋。
For example，
The
Secretary-General was asked to mediate in the dispute.
有人請秘書長來調解這次紛爭。
