medium

• adj. 中间的，中等的；半生熟的
• n. 方法；媒体；媒介；中间物

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。

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

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, 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。

Today's presentation will show how we see the development of the motor car in the short to medium term, and that is why we have invited all of you here today.

出自-2013年6月听力原文

Yet there are doubts whether people watching television, a lean back medium, crave interaction.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

The purpose of today’s lecture, as you have seen from the title and the abstract, is to examine in more detail the problems facing small- and medium-sized enterprises which arise at least in part from having to adapt to rapid advances in technology.

出自-2016年12月听力原文

Like many first-generation students, he enrolled in a medium-sized state university many of his high school peers were also attending, received a Pell Grant, and took out some small federal loans to cover other costs.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

Twitter's huge success is rooted in the simple but profound insight that in a medium with infinite space for self-expression, the most interesting thing we can do is restrict ourselves to 140 characters.

出自-2013年12月阅读原文

Our specialty here are Italian wines, and these tend to be fruity with medium acidity.

2018年6月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section A

Yet there are doubts whether people watching television, a "lean back" medium, crave interaction.

2016年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

Yet to many, email is the most habit-forming medium of all.

2017年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

A desk dictionary is medium-sized, generally containing over 170, 000 entries as well as extra features.

2015年高考英语湖南卷 任务型读写 原文

A photography exhibition held by Han Media to celebrate its founding in New York city on April 24, featuring three emerging Chinese photographers; yingxi Michael Shi, Haiyin lin and liming Guan, whose works have appeared in publications such as Vogue.

2015年高考英语广东卷 阅读理解 信息匹配 原文

And she said social media companies must also take more responsibility.

2018年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

Andrew Miller thinks social media needs more attention than banks mainly because it remains unknown how users' data will be taken advantage of.

2016年高考英语上海卷 阅读理解 阅读C 题设

As she looked up at the three new humans in her life small, medium, and large, she calculated, "the medium one is the sucker in the pack.

2015年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

But good news is that there're really only three kinds of decisions you need to make about color in your home: the small ones, the medium ones, and the large ones.

2018年高考英语全国卷I 阅读理解 七选五 原文

But what starts as fun usage of apps turns into tremendous pressure in real social media interaction at secondary school.

2018年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

Children as young as ten are becoming dependent on social media for their sense of self-worth, a major study warned.

2018年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

For Dutch people, Hilversum is all about textile and media industries, and modern architecture.

2015年高考英语湖北卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

From family pets and wild animals to toys, stuffed animal , and media images, animals are a central part of every child's world.

2016年高考英语浙江卷（6月） 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

He also won praise from social media users after Mr.Anderson posted about the act of kindness on Facebook.

2018年高考英语北京卷 完形填空 原文

Hilversum became the media capital of the Netherlands, and Dutch television stars moved into the leafy neighborhoods surrounding the town.

2015年高考英语湖北卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Hilversum is a medium-sized city between the major cities of Amsterdam and utrecht in the Gooi area of north Holland, the netherlands.

2015年高考英语湖北卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

In the past two decades, however, continued connection with and dependence on family,thanks to cellphones,email and social media, have increased significantly.

2016年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

Keep track of children's use of social media.

2018年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

Medium color choices are generally furniture pieces such as sofa, dinner tables or bookshelves.

2018年高考英语全国卷I 阅读理解 七选五 原文

New compulsory age-appropriate relationship and sex education lessons in England should help equip children to deal with the growing demands of social media.

2018年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

Other organisations such as banks ask customers to sign long contracts they may not read or understand, but Miller believes social media requires special attention because it is so new.

2016年高考英语上海卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Painters, digital media experts, photographers, booking agents and promoters are hired to sell tickets and promote the event.

2018年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 填空题 原文

She said social media firms were exposing children to major emotional risks, with some youngsters starting secondary school ill-equipped to cope with the tremendous pressure they faced online.

2018年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

She said: " children are using social media with family and friends and to play games when they are in primary school.

2018年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

Social media firms would conduct a survey on the kitemark scheme.

2016年高考英语上海卷 阅读理解 阅读C 选项

Teens and younger children are reading a lot less for fun, according to a common sense media report published Monday.

2018年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

That's the message from a group of members of the UK government who have been examining how social media firms like Linkedin gather and use social media data.

2016年高考英语上海卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

The beginning of the media industry in Hilversum was marked by the establishment of a radio factory.

2015年高考英语湖北卷 阅读理解 阅读C 题设

The change to a media economy started in 1920, when the nederlandse seintoestellen fabriek nsf established a radio factory in hiversum.

2015年高考英语湖北卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

The measure to reduce risks from social media.

2018年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

The package will be packed with a medium box, am I right?

2017年高考英语北京卷 听力 原文

The report found that youngsters felt their friendships could be at risk if they did not respond to social media posts quickly, and around the clock.

2018年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

The shock and anger when a social media firm does something with data that people don't expect, even if users have apparently permission, show that the current situation isn't working.

2016年高考英语上海卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

The writer advises users of social media to read the terms and conditions even if there is a kitemark.

2016年高考英语上海卷 阅读理解 阅读C 题设

Urge media companies to create safer apps.

2018年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

When a student attacks a professor on the social media, the language used actually says more about the student.

2019年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 七选五 原文

One reason for the persistence of this pyramid of production is that for the past half-century, much of the world's media culture has been defined by a single medium - television - and television is defined by downloading.

出自-2012年考研阅读原文

But in the medium term,middle-class workers may need a lot of help adjusting.

出自-2018年考研阅读原文

But in the medium term, middle-class workers may need a lot of help adjusting.

2018年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

One reason for the persistence of this pyramid of production is that for the past half-century, much of the world's media culture has been defined by a single medium - television - and television is defined by downloading.

2012年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

One reason for the persistence of this pyramid of production is that for the past half-century, much of the world's media culture has been defined by a single medium—television—and television is defined by downloading.

2012年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

Rather than portraying landscape, land artists used the physical substance of the land itself as their medium.

2014年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

a medium-size car/business/town

中型汽车 / 企业；中等城镇

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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

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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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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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