mediate
英 ['miːdɪeɪt]
美 ['midɪet]
- vi. 和らげる；仲介する；中央に置く
- vt. 仲介する；伝える
- adj. 間接的な；仲介者
語源
仲介する、調停するラテン語のmedius「真ん中に」が語源で、語源的にはmiddle「真ん中」、-ate「作る」と同じ。つまり、中間で影響力を行使すること、派生mediation、調停など。
英語の語源
- mediate
- mediate: see medium
- mediate (v.)
- 1540s, "divide 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.
例文
- 1. The Secretary-General was asked to mediate in the dispute.
- 秘書長にこの紛争を調停してもらう人がいる。
- 2.The state must mediate the struggle for water resources.
- 政府は調整を通じて水資源の奪い合いを解決しなければならない。
- 3.There were some mediate contacts between the two countries before their diplomatic relation was established.
- 両国の外交関係が確立する前に、間接的な接触があった。
- 4.They may be able to mediate between parties with different interests.
- 彼らは異なる利益政党間で仲介できるかもしれない。
- 5. Mediate between two countries which were at war was not successful.
- 2つの交戦国間の調停に失敗した。
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