副词

1.中间的；中等的；适中的

2.（肉）烧得适中的，中等熟度的

3.【板】中速投球的

可数名词：

1.中间（物）；中庸；中等，适中

2.媒质，媒介物；传导物

3.手段，工具，方法

4.大众传播媒介，新闻媒体

5.（生物的）生活环境；生活条件

6.（有机物标本的）防腐剂；【生】培养基

7.（颜料的）溶剂

8.（艺术创作所用的）材料；（艺术的）表现方式

9.（居中斡旋的）中间人

10.灵媒，巫师

11.中号纸

12.（舞台上用的）灯光滤光片；【化】过滤物质

13.【英】【股】中期金边证券，中期优等证券

词形变化

复数media，mediums

单词分析

这些形容词均含“中等的，平均的，适中的”之意。

medium指按照某种标准来说是适中或中等的。这种标准可以是通过仪器测量而来，也可能是凭经验而得出。

mediam指中间位置的，统计学上指处于中间位置的一个数的。

average通常用来形容优劣难分的平庸或折衷情况，也指理论上的平均标准。

英语解释

(bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms

someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead

(usually plural) transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public

an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication

(meat) cooked until there is just a little pink meat inside

around the middle of a scale of evaluation of physical measures

(biology) a substance in which specimens are preserved or displayed

a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painter

a state that is intermediate between extremes; a middle position

an intervening substance through which something is achieved

a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information

the surrounding environment

an occupation for which you are especially well suited