2010年9月2日 星期四

intermediary, chimera,

intermediary /ˌɪntəˈmiːdiəri/ DJ /ˌɪntərˈmiːdieri/ DJ US /ˈɪntɚ'midɪˈɛrɪ/ KK US


1.a person or an organization that helps other people or organizations to make an agreement by being a means of communication between them mediator go-between 中間人;調解人 noun ~ (between A and B)

Financial institutions act as intermediaries between lenders and borrowers. 金融機構充當貸方和借方的中間人。

All talks have so far been conducted through an intermediary. 到目前為止所有的談判都是通過調停人進行的。

Irregular: -ies plural

Derivative: intermediary adjective, only before noun
 
來源:google字典
 
chimera


noun

Variant: chimeras

1.【希神】客邁拉(獅頭、羊身、蛇尾的吐火女怪)

2.虛構的怪物; 假想的鬼怪; 【建】(裝飾藝術中的) 由不同動物某個部位湊成的怪獸, 獅頭羊身蛇尾飾

3.幻想; 妄想

4.【生】嵌合體
 
來源:google字典
 
abrogate /ˈæbrəɡeɪt/ DJ /'æbrəˈget/ KK


1.to officially end a law, an agreement, etc. 廢除,廢止,撤銷(法律、協議等) verb VN technical

Derivative: abrogation noun, uncountable /ˌæbrəˈɡeɪʃn/ DJ /ˈæbrə'geʃən/ KK
 
Repeal or do away with (a law, right, or formal agreement)
 
來源:google字典

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