1.median a.中间的(relating to, located in.or extending toward the middle);n.(三角形)中线(a line that joins a vertex of a triangle to the midpoint of the opposite side);中数(把观测值按大小次序捧剜后,捧在中间位置的数值)(the middle value in a distribution, above and below which lie an equal number of values) 词根记忆:medi(中间)+an--中间的--中数 2.mediate v.调解(to reconcile differences);作为媒介引起(to effect by action as an intermediary); a.居中的(occupying a middle position) 词根记忆:medi(中间)+ate --在中间起作用--作为媒介引起;调解 注意:meditate(v.沉思) 例:One immunological(免疫的)reaction is mediated through the lymphocytes(淋巴细胞). 派生词:mediation(n.调停);mediator(n.调解人;介质) 3.medication n.药物疗法(the act or process of treating with medicine);药物,药剂(medicament) 词根记忆:medic(医疗,治疗)+ation--药物 例:Physicians have the final say as to whether to prescribe a medication for a patient. 4.medieval a.中世纪的,中古的(relating or belonging to the Middle Ages) 词根记忆:medi(中间)+ev(时代)+al--中世纪的,中古的 例:In medieval society, breaking ones word had serious consequences. 5.medium a.中等的(intermediate in quantity, quality position, size, or degree);n.[pl. media]媒体(an agency by which something is accomplished, conveyed, or transferred) |