英汉词典

medium 基本解释

• adj. 中间的，中等的；半生熟的
• n. 方法；媒体；媒介；中间物

medium 词态变化

medium 中文词源

来自拉丁语medius,中间的，词源同middle,-um,表中性。引申词义中间物，媒介，媒体等。

medium 英文词源

medium

medium: [16] Latin medius meant ‘middle’ (it came from an Indo-European source that also produced English mid and middle). Its neuter form, used as a noun, has given English medium, but it has made several other contributions to the language, including mean ‘average’, medial [16], median [16], mediate [16] (and its derivatives immediate [16] – etymologically ‘acting directly, without any mediation’ – and intermediate [17]), medieval [19] (literally ‘of the Middle Ages’), mediocre, meridian, mitten, and moiety.

Its Italian descendant is mezzo ‘half’, which has given English intermezzo [19], mezzanine [18], mezzosoprano [18], and mezzotint [18].
=> immediate, intermezzo, mean, median, mediate, middle, mitten

medium (n.)

1580s, "a middle ground, quality, or degree," from Latin medium "the middle, midst, center; interval," noun use of neuter of adjective medius (see medial (adj.)). Meaning "intermediate agency, channel of communication" is from c. 1600. That of "person who conveys spiritual messages" first recorded 1853, from notion of "substance through which something is conveyed." Artistic sense (oil, watercolors, etc.) is from 1854. Happy medium is the "golden mean," Horace's aurea mediocritas.

medium (adj.)

1660s, "average," from medium (n.). The Latin adjective was medius. Meaning "intermediate" is from 1796. As a size designation from 1711. as a designation of cooked meat, it is attested from 1931, short for medium-rare (1881).

medium 英文释义

1. a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information

2. the surrounding environment;

"fish require an aqueous medium"

3. an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication

4. (bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms

5. an intervening substance through which something is achieved;

"the dissolving medium is called a solvent"

6. a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painter

7. (biology) a substance in which specimens are preserved or displayed

8. a state that is intermediate between extremes; a middle position;

"a happy medium"

9. someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead;

"he consulted several mediums"

10. transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public

11. an occupation for which you are especially well suited;

"in law he found his true metier"

medium 同义词解析

medium, median, average

这些形容词均含"中等的，平均的，适中的"之意。

medium： 指按照某种标准来说是适中或中等的。这种标准可以是通过仪器测量而来，也可能是凭经验而得出。

medium： 指中间位置的，统计学上指处于中间位置的一个数的。

average： 通常用来形容优劣难分的平庸或折衷情况，也指理论上的平均标准。

medium 双语例句

1. Choose a soft, medium or firm mattress to suit their individual needs.

针对他们各人不同的需要挑选柔软、软硬适中或者坚硬的床垫。

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2. With a nice dark colour, the wine is medium to full bodied.

这种葡萄酒色泽深暗悦目，是中等浓郁至浓香型的。

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3. I would class my garden as medium in size.

我的花园只能算是中等大小。

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4. But Artaud was increasingly dissatisfied with film as a medium.

但是阿尔托对电影这种表现方式越来越不满。

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5. Sift the flour and baking powder into a medium-sized mixing bowl.

将面粉和发酵粉筛入中等大小的搅拌碗中。

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medium 实用场景例句

a medium-size car/business/town

中型汽车 / 企业；中等城镇

牛津词典

a man of medium height/build

中等身材的人

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There are three sizes─small, medium and large.

有三种尺寸——小号、中号和大号。

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Cook over a medium heat for 15 minutes.

用中火煮15分钟。

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a medium dry white wine

中度干白葡萄酒

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Choose medium to large tomatoes.

选取中到大个的西红柿。

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the medium of radio/television

广播 / 电视媒介

牛津词典

electronic/audio-visual media

电子 / 视听媒体

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Television is the modern medium of communication .

电视是现代传媒。

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A T-shirt can be an excellent medium for getting your message across.

T恤衫可以成为一种极好的表达信息的媒介。

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English is the medium of instruction (= the language used to teach other subjects) .

用英语进行教学。

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Video is a good medium for learning a foreign language.

录像是一种学习外语的好方法。

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the medium of paint/poetry/drama

绘画 / 诗歌 / 戏剧的媒介

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Watercolour is his favourite medium.

水彩画是他最喜欢的表现方式。

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The bacteria were growing in a sugar medium.

细菌在糖基中生长。

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A medium dose produces severe nausea within hours...

中等剂量几小时之内会引发严重的恶心。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

He was of medium height with blond hair and light blue eyes.

他中等身材，金发碧眼。

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Foods that contain only medium levels of sodium are bread, cakes, milk, butter and margarine.

含钠量仅为中等水平的食物有面包、蛋糕、牛奶、黄油和人造黄油。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...a sweetish, medium-strength beer.

中度甜啤酒

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Andrea has medium brown hair, grey eyes and very pale skin...

安德烈娅有着深浅适中的棕发、灰色的眼睛和十分白皙的皮肤。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

When violet is added to the medium blue a particularly striking, warm coloration is created.

在中蓝色中加入蓝紫色就形成了一种格外鲜艳夺目的暖色。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

In Sierra Leone, English is used as the medium of instruction for all primary education...

在塞拉利昂，基础教育阶段全部用英语授课。

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But Artaud was increasingly dissatisfied with film as a medium.

但是阿尔托对电影这种表现方式越来越不满。

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Blood is the medium in which oxygen is carried to all parts of the body...

血液是将氧气输送到人体各个部位的媒介。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Hyatt has found a way of creating these qualities using the more permanent medium of oil paint.

海厄特已经找到产生这些特性的方法，那就是利用油彩这种更加持久的材料。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

I still aim to strike a happy medium between producing football that's worth watching and getting results...

我仍致力于打造这样一种球风——既具观赏性，又能得分，两全其美。

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It's very difficult to strike a happy medium and make it right for everybody.

找到皆大欢喜的折中办法颇有难度。

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