mediate

动词 mediate:

1. act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
   同义词：intercede, intermediate, liaise, arbitrate
2. occupy an intermediate or middle position or form a connecting link or stage between two others

形容词 mediate:

1. acting through or dependent on an intervening agency
2. being neither at the beginning nor at the end in a series
   同义词：in-between, middle

1. The state or quality of being mediate.
   居中介入中间的性质或状态
2. A well-known local lawyer has been appointed to mediate between the employers and the union leaders, since they can't reach an agreement in direct talks.
   既然雇主们同工会领袖无法在直接谈判中达成协议，就指定了一位当地的名律师进行调解。
3. Mediate a labor-management dispute.
   调停一劳动管理上的争端
4. He cooled the situation down by offering to mediate between the disputing parties.
   他提出愿为争执的双方调停，情况因此缓和下来。

me.di.ate

v.（动词）
me.di.at.ed,me.di.at.ing,me.di.ates
v.tr.（及物动词）
To resolve or settle (differences) by working with all the conflicting parties:
调停，斡旋：斡旋于冲突各方之间以解决分歧或冲突：
例句：
mediate a labor-management dispute.
调停一劳动管理上的争端

To bring about (a settlement, for example) by working with all the conflicting parties.
经调解解决：通过居间调停的行动以达到（例如，问题的解决）
To effect or convey as an intermediate agent or mechanism.
转交：作为中间媒介或作用过程来传送或传递
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To intervene between two or more disputants in order to bring about an agreement, a settlement, or a compromise.
调解：斡旋于冲突双方或多方之间以使它们达成协议、找到解决办法或妥协
To settle or reconcile differences.
和解：解决争端，使不同的观点或态度妥协
To have a relation to two differing persons or things.
斡旋：与两个冲突的人或事物发生关系
adj.（形容词）

Acting through, involving, or dependent on an intervening agency.
间接的：通过一中间媒介进行活动的，牵涉到中间媒介的，依赖于中间媒介的
Being in a middle position.
居于中间位置的

来源：
Late Latin medi3re medi3t- [to be in the middle]
后期拉丁语 medi3re medi3t- [居于中间]
from Latin medius [middle] * see medhyo-
源自 拉丁语 medius [中间的] *参见 medhyo-

【引伸】
me.diately