intermediary
noun /ˌɪntəˈmiːdiəri/
/ˌɪntərˈmiːdieri/
(plural intermediaries)
- intermediary (between A and B) a person or an organization that helps other people or organizations to make an agreement by being a means of communication between them
中间人；调解人 - Financial institutions act as intermediaries between lenders and borrowers.
金融机构充当贷方和借方的中间人。 - All talks have so far been conducted through an intermediary.
到目前为止所有的谈判都是通过调停人进行的。
Topics Discussion and agreementc2- She agreed to act as intermediary between the two tribes.
她同意担任两个部落之间的调解人。 - The product is then sold to the end-user via an intermediary.
之后产品经由中间商销售给终端用户。 - They were approached indirectly through an intermediary.
通过中间人对他们进行了间接接触。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- financial
- act as
- through an intermediary
- via an intermediary
- intermediary between
- …
词源late 18th cent.: from French intermédiaire, from Italian intermediario, from Latin intermedius, from inter- ‘between’ + medius ‘middle’. - Financial institutions act as intermediaries between lenders and borrowers.