名詞 n. [C]
1.中間;中庸;適中
There is a medium in all things.
凡事都有中庸之道.
2.媒介物,媒體;傳導(dǎo)體[(+for)]
Air is a medium for sound.
空氣是聲音的傳播媒介.
3.手段,工具[(+of)]
English is not the usual medium of instruction in our school.
英語不是我校通常使用的教學(xué)語言.
4.新聞媒介,傳播媒介[P1]
A good deal of adult education is accomplished by the mass media.
成人教育的相當(dāng)一部分是由大眾傳播媒介完成的.
5.(生物的)生活環(huán)境
Water is the natural medium in which fish live.
水是魚類賴以生存的自然環(huán)境.
6.【生】培養(yǎng)基
7.(藝術(shù)創(chuàng)作所用的)材料;(藝術(shù)的)表現(xiàn)方法
Water color is an extremely difficult medium to work with.
水彩畫是一種極難掌握的繪畫手法.
8.(復(fù)數(shù)為mediums)巫師,女巫
形容詞 a.
1.中間的,中等的,適中的
The man is of medium height.
這男人中等個兒.
2.(肉)燒得適中的,中等熟度的