- 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 synonym mediator, go-between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。
Extra ExamplesTopics Discussion and agreementc2She 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- financial
- act as
- through an intermediary
- via an intermediary
- intermediary between
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Word Originlate 18th cent.: from French intermédiaire, from Italian intermediario, from Latin intermedius, from inter- ‘between’ + medius ‘middle’.