intermediaryadj.n.

/ɪntəˈmiːdɪəri/

Etymology: < medieval Latin type *intermediārius, < intermedium: compare French intermédiaire (1678 in Hatzfeld and Darmesteter), perhaps the immediate source.

A. adj.

1. Acting or of the nature of action between two persons, parties, etc.; serving as a means of interaction; mediatory.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [adjective] > acting as intermediate agent

meana1382

mediatec1449

moyen1470

mediatory1578

intermedial1649

intervenient1651

mediative1813

intermediary1818

1818 H. Hallam View Europe Middle Ages I. iii. 338 Without an intermediary power between the doge and the patrician multitude.

1869 J. E. T. Rogers in A. Smith Inq. Wealth Nations (new ed.) I. i. i. 6 Such a system tends to eliminate intermediary agents.

2. Situated or occurring between two things (in space, time, degree, or character); intermediate.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > middle > [adjective]

middleeOE

midmosteOE

mid1273

mean1340

middlemosta1400

mediate?1440

moyen1481

median1592

intermedial1599

intermediate1648

mede1706

intermediary1788

the world > space > relative position > condition or fact of being interjacent > [adjective]

middlea1200

mean1340

mediate?1440

intercedent1578

interjacent1594

intermedial1599

intermiddle1613

intervenient1626

intervalling1632

intermediate1646

intervening1646

mediatory1650

intercurrent1656

intermedious1678

intermediant1716

intercepting1826

mediant1853

intermediary1875

interferent1876

1788 New London Mag. 537 Whether the Shamoys..may not form with our goats some intermediary race.

1799 Hist. Eur. in Ann. Reg. (1800) 28/2 A plan or project..for an intermediary government was presented by Chazal.

1823 H. J. Brooke Familiar Introd. Crystallogr. 67 Decrements have been already defined to be either simple, mixed, or intermediary.

1875 C. C. Blake Zoology 36 The canines..are separated from the molars by a large diastema or intermediary vacancy.

1882 J. Hawthorne Fortune's Fool (1883) i. xxi During this intermediary stage of her life.

B. n.

1. One who acts between others; an intermediate agent; a go-between middleman, mediator.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [noun] > intermediate agency > intermediate means > person as

dealerc1000

meanc1384

mediatorc1390

moyen1455

intermediator1522

broker1530

middlera1533

intercessor1554

mercury1602

intermedial1605

transactor1611

interdealer1613

intermeddler1630

intercommuner1638

middleman1648

second hand1655

inter-agent1728

intermediary1791

in-between1815

medium1817

intermediate1879

come-between1919

tolkach1955

1791 G. Morris in J. Sparks Life G. Morris (1832) I. 357 He thinks the Emperor will become the intermediary.

1831 R. Southey in Q. Rev. 45 441 They serve as intermediaries between the labourers, who want instruments of labour, and the possessors of those instruments.

1866 J. E. T. Rogers Hist. Agric. & Prices I. xxvii. 652 None were intermediaries to the producer and consumer.

1883 Manch. Guard. 10 Oct. 4/6 The prisoner had been speculating largely on the Stock Exchange through an intermediary.

2. Something acting between persons or things, a medium, means. Also abstract: action as a medium, mediation, agency (of something).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [noun] > intermediate agency

mediationc1425

interventure1578

intermise1612

refraction1614

intercedence1640

intervent1657

intervention1665

intermediacy1713

intermedium1805

intermediary1859

mediumship1871

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [noun] > intermediate agency > intermediate means

middlec1230

medium1585

intermedium1660

intermede1791

intermediary1859

1859 G. A. Sala Twice round Clock (1861) 183 Mysteriously transmitting them through the intermediary of glib Jew boys with curly heads.

1880 Daily Tel. 8 Oct. We are the only European people who teach practical geometry through the recondite intermediary of Euclid's ‘Elements’.

3. Something intermediate between others; an intermediate form or stage.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > condition of being mean or average > [noun] > mean

middlingOE

middlelOE

meanc1450

neutralityc1475

moyen1484

temper?1523

mediety1573

medium1593

temperature1598

temperament1604

intermedial1605

median1635

intermediate1650

average1737

middle term1754

mesne1821

intermediacy1836

intermediary1865

1865 Intellectual Observer No. 37. 11 No intermediaries were known.

1890 Internat. Ann. Anthonys Photogr. Bull. 121 The equalizing of these two extremes and their intermediaries is the work of the photographer.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online September 2020).

单词	intermediary
释义	intermediaryadj.n. /ɪntəˈmiːdɪəri/ Etymology: < medieval Latin type intermediārius, < intermedium: compare French intermédiaire* (1678 in Hatzfeld and Darmesteter), perhaps the immediate source. A. adj. 1. Acting or of the nature of action between two persons, parties, etc.; serving as a means of interaction; mediatory. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [adjective] > acting as intermediate agent meana1382 mediatec1449 moyen1470 mediatory1578 intermedial1649 intervenient1651 mediative1813 intermediary1818 1818 H. Hallam View Europe Middle Ages I. iii. 338 Without an intermediary power between the doge and the patrician multitude. 1869 J. E. T. Rogers in A. Smith Inq. Wealth Nations (new ed.) I. i. i. 6 Such a system tends to eliminate intermediary agents. 2. Situated or occurring between two things (in space, time, degree, or character); intermediate. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > middle > [adjective] middleeOE midmosteOE mid1273 mean1340 middlemosta1400 mediate?1440 moyen1481 median1592 intermedial1599 intermediate1648 mede1706 intermediary1788 the world > space > relative position > condition or fact of being interjacent > [adjective] middlea1200 mean1340 mediate?1440 intercedent1578 interjacent1594 intermedial1599 intermiddle1613 intervenient1626 intervalling1632 intermediate1646 intervening1646 mediatory1650 intercurrent1656 intermedious1678 intermediant1716 intercepting1826 mediant1853 intermediary1875 interferent1876 1788 New London Mag. 537 Whether the Shamoys..may not form with our goats some intermediary race. 1799 Hist. Eur. in Ann. Reg. (1800) 28/2 A plan or project..for an intermediary government was presented by Chazal. 1823 H. J. Brooke Familiar Introd. Crystallogr. 67 Decrements have been already defined to be either simple, mixed, or intermediary. 1875 C. C. Blake Zoology 36 The canines..are separated from the molars by a large diastema or intermediary vacancy. 1882 J. Hawthorne Fortune's Fool (1883) i. xxi During this intermediary stage of her life. B. n. 1. One who acts between others; an intermediate agent; a go-between middleman, mediator. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [noun] > intermediate agency > intermediate means > person as dealerc1000 meanc1384 mediatorc1390 moyen1455 intermediator1522 broker1530 middlera1533 intercessor1554 mercury1602 intermedial1605 transactor1611 interdealer1613 intermeddler1630 intercommuner1638 middleman1648 second hand1655 inter-agent1728 intermediary1791 in-between1815 medium1817 intermediate1879 come-between1919 tolkach1955 1791 G. Morris in J. Sparks Life G. Morris (1832) I. 357 He thinks the Emperor will become the intermediary. 1831 R. Southey in Q. Rev. 45 441 They serve as intermediaries between the labourers, who want instruments of labour, and the possessors of those instruments. 1866 J. E. T. Rogers Hist. Agric. & Prices I. xxvii. 652 None were intermediaries to the producer and consumer. 1883 Manch. Guard. 10 Oct. 4/6 The prisoner had been speculating largely on the Stock Exchange through an intermediary. 2. Something acting between persons or things, a medium, means. Also abstract: action as a medium, mediation, agency (of something). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [noun] > intermediate agency mediationc1425 interventure1578 intermise1612 refraction1614 intercedence1640 intervent1657 intervention1665 intermediacy1713 intermedium1805 intermediary1859 mediumship1871 the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [noun] > intermediate agency > intermediate means middlec1230 medium1585 intermedium1660 intermede1791 intermediary1859 1859 G. A. Sala Twice round Clock (1861) 183 Mysteriously transmitting them through the intermediary of glib Jew boys with curly heads. 1880 Daily Tel. 8 Oct. We are the only European people who teach practical geometry through the recondite intermediary of Euclid's ‘Elements’. 3. Something intermediate between others; an intermediate form or stage. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > condition of being mean or average > [noun] > mean middlingOE middlelOE meanc1450 neutralityc1475 moyen1484 temper?1523 mediety1573 medium1593 temperature1598 temperament1604 intermedial1605 median1635 intermediate1650 average1737 middle term1754 mesne1821 intermediacy1836 intermediary1865 1865 Intellectual Observer No. 37. 11 No intermediaries were known. 1890 Internat. Ann. Anthonys Photogr. Bull. 121 The equalizing of these two extremes and their intermediaries is the work of the photographer. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online September 2020). < adj.n.1788
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