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intermediates

UK //ˌɪntəˈmiːdiəts//US //ˌɪntərˈmiːdiəts//

词源

源自拉丁语 'intermedius',由 'inter-'(在...之间)和 'medius'(中间)组成,字面意思为'处于中间的'。

noun

❶ 中间体或中间产物,指在化学反应或生产过程中产生的过渡性物质,通常不是最终产品。

“The factory produces chemical intermediates for the pharmaceutical industry.”

(这家工厂为制药行业生产化学中间体。)

“These intermediates are unstable and must be handled carefully.”

(这些中间体不稳定,必须小心处理。)

❶ 中间人或中介,指在双方或多方之间起沟通或协调作用的个人或组织。

“He acted as an intermediate between the two companies during negotiations.”

(谈判期间,他担任两家公司之间的中间人。)

“The government served as an intermediate in the peace talks.”

(政府在和平谈判中充当了中介。)

同义词:middlemen, mediators, go-betweens

verb

❶ 作为中间人介入或调解,指在双方或多方之间进行协调或传递信息。

“The UN agreed to intermediate in the conflict.”

(联合国同意介入调解这场冲突。)

“She volunteered to intermediate between the disputing parties.”

(她自愿在争执双方之间进行调解。)

同义词:mediate, arbitrate, intervene

常见短语

chemical intermediates — 化学中间体,指在化学合成过程中产生的过渡化合物,通常用于进一步生产其他化学品。

“Many pharmaceutical drugs are made from chemical intermediates.”

(许多药物是由化学中间体制成的。)

financial intermediates — 金融中介机构,如银行或投资公司,它们在资金提供者和需求者之间起到桥梁作用。

“Banks are the most common type of financial intermediates.”

(银行是最常见的金融中介机构类型。)