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intervening

UK /ˌɪn.təˈviː.nɪŋ/US /ˌɪn.t̬ɚˈviː.nɪŋ/

词源

源自拉丁语 'intervenire',由 'inter-'(在...之间)和 'venire'(来)组成,意为“来到中间”或“介入”。

adjective

❶ 指发生在两个时间点或事件之间的,用于描述在某个过程中插入或存在的中间状态或事物。

“The intervening years between college and graduate school were spent traveling.”

(大学和研究生院之间的那些年我都在旅行。)

“She had no memory of the intervening events after the accident.”

(她对事故后发生的中间事件毫无记忆。)

同义词:intermediate, intervenient, interjacent

verb

❶ 指介入或干涉某事,通常是为了改变或影响某个过程或结果。

“The teacher intervened to stop the fight between students.”

(老师介入制止了学生之间的打斗。)

“The government intervened in the market to stabilize prices.”

(政府干预市场以稳定价格。)

同义词:interfere, mediate, step in

常见短语

intervening variable — 指在研究中影响自变量和因变量之间关系的中间变量,常用于统计学或心理学中。

“Stress was identified as an intervening variable in the study.”

(在这项研究中,压力被确定为一个中间变量。)