medium

名词 n. 形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义
发音 mē'diəm

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The material of the surrounding environment, e.g. solid, liquid, gas, vacuum, or a specific substance such as a solvent.
  2. One of several common sizes to which an item may be manufactured, smaller than a large but larger than a small. especially,noun-from-verb,uncountable
  3. The materials or empty space through which signals, waves, or forces pass.
    — VVhether any other Liquours, being made Mediums, cauſe a Diuerſity of Sound from Water, it may bee tried: […]
  4. An item labelled or denoted as being that size. countable,especially,noun-from-verb
  5. A format for communicating or presenting information.
    — [A]t all events, she drank in with eager ear, and admiring mind, anecdote and history of all those excellent traits of disposition, and nobleness of conduct, which made him the idol of his describer, and gave her a knowledge of his temper and character, and the manner in which his boyhood and youth had passed, which she could never have gained by any other medium, and which it was unquestionably right she should know.
  6. One who fits an item of that size. countable,especially,noun-from-verb
  7. A nutrient substance, commonly a solution or solid, for the growth of cells in vitro.
    — In some instances one can take advantage of differential carbohydrate fermentation capabilities of microorganisms by incorporating one or more carbohydrates in the medium along with a suitable pH indicator. Such media are called differential media (e.g., eosin methylene blue or MacConkey agar) and are commonly used to isolate enteric bacilli.
  8. A half-pint serving of Guinness (or other stout in some regions). Ireland,countable,dated,informal,noun-from-verb
  9. A substance, structure, or environment in which living organisms subsist, grow or are cultured. usually
    — The density of the living medium of fishes exerts upon them a mechanical influence; they are, so to say, balanced in water, free to proceed in all planes of direction...
  10. A means, channel, agency or go-between through which communication, commerce, etc is conveyed or carried on, or by which an aim is achieved.
    — Cable TV is an inexpensive advertising medium.
  11. The materials used to finish a workpiece using a mass finishing or abrasive blasting process.
  12. A liquid base which carries pigment in paint. countable
  13. A means of expression, in the arts, such as a material (oil, pastel, clay, etc) or method or style (expressionism, jazz, etc).
    — Acrylics, oils, charcoal, and gouache are all mediums I used in my painting.
  14. The mean or middle term of a syllogism, that by which the extremes are brought into connection. countable
  15. Someone who conveys information from the spirit world. countable
    — The hall was not too well lit and dark shadows lurked in the corners. The medium still bent her head as if her ears were straining.
  16. A middle place or degree. countable
    — a happy medium
  17. An average; sometimes the mathematical mean. countable,dated
    — The number of Britiſh ſhips annually arriving in our ports vvas reduced to 1756 ſail, containing 92.559 tons, on a medium of the ſix years vvar, compared vvith the ſix years of peace preceding it.
  18. Anything of a middle rank or position.
    — Cavalry […] is divided into mediums, heavies, and light cavalry.
形容词 adj.
  1. Arithmetically average. not-comparable,noun-from-verb,obsolete
  2. Of intermediate size, degree, amount etc. not-comparable,noun-from-verb
  3. Of meat, cooked to a point greater than rare but less than well done; typically, so the meat is still red in the centre. not-comparable,noun-from-verb
  4. That is medium (the manufactured size). especially,not-comparable,noun-from-verb
副词 adv.
  1. To a medium extent. not-comparable,noun-from-verb

词形变化

media plural mediums plural mediums plural

词汇关系

衍生词
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相关词
mean median mediate mediation mediator mediocre mediocrity

词源

词源 1
Borrowed from Latin medium, neuter of medius (“middle”), from Proto-Italic *meðjos, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“between”). Compare middle. Doublet of mid, medio, media, and meson.
词源 2
Borrowed from Latin medium, neuter of medius (“middle”), from Proto-Italic *meðjos, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“between”). Compare middle. Doublet of mid, medio, media, and meson.
词源 3
Borrowed from Latin medium, neuter of medius (“middle”), from Proto-Italic *meðjos, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“between”). Compare middle. Doublet of mid, medio, media, and meson.
词源 4
Borrowed from Latin medium, neuter of medius (“middle”), from Proto-Italic *meðjos, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“between”). Compare middle. Doublet of mid, medio, media, and meson.
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