medium
英 ['miːdɪəm]
美['midɪəm]
- adj. 中间的，中等的；半生熟的
- n. 方法；媒体；媒介；中间物
英英释意
- 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"