单词 | medium |
释义 | Word Frequency medium(ˈmiːdɪəm) adjective 1. midway between extremes; average a medium size 2. (of a colour) reflecting or transmitting a moderate amount of light a medium red Compare light1 (sense 29), dark (sense 2)nounWord forms: plural -dia (-dɪə) or -diums ▶ USAGE See note at media13. an intermediate or middle state, degree, or condition; mean the happy medium 4. an intervening substance or agency for transmitting or producing an effect; vehicle air is a medium for sound 5. a means or agency for communicating or diffusing information, news, etc, to the public television is a powerful medium 6. a person supposedly used as a spiritual intermediary between the dead and the living 7. the substance in which specimens of animals and plants are preserved or displayed 8. biology short for culture medium 9. the substance or surroundings in which an organism naturally lives or grows 10. art a. the category of a work of art, as determined by its materials and methods of production the medium of wood engraving b. the materials used in a work of art 11. any solvent in which pigments are mixed and thinned 12. any one of various sizes of writing or printing paper, esp 181⁄2 by 231⁄2 inches or 171⁄2 by 22 inches (small medium) Word origin C16: from Latin: neuter singular of medius middle |
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