mediumme•di•um /'miːdɪəm/ ( [复] media /-dɪə/ 或mediums)

n C

1. 媒介物，介质

• Sound travels through the medium of air. 声音以空气为媒介传播。

• a medium of exchange 交换媒介(指货币、支票等)

2. (用以传播或表达的)手段，工具

• Body language is a medium of communication. 身体语言是交流手段之一。

• Commercial television is an effective medium for advertising. 商业电视是有效的广告宣传工具。

3. 环境；生活条件

• Leave the wildlife in their natural medium. 让野生动物们生活在它们天然的环境中。

4. 中间物；折中；中庸

• strike the medium between two extremes 取两个极端之间的中庸之道