字根 表示{方位}的字根 medi, mid = middle 中间

 

入门字

 

immediately (adv.) 立即

 

im/ medi/ ately

not/ middle/ 副词字尾

 

进阶字

 

1. median (a.) 中等的

 

medi/ an

middle/ 形容词字尾

 

When the typical median-income household cannot afford to buy a house on mortgage, the economy is obviously in serious trouble.

一般的中等收入家庭如果贷款也无力购屋的时候， 经济显然出了大问题。

 

2. mediation (n.) 调停

 

medi/ ation 

middle/ 名词字尾

 

The settlement in Bosnia was a result of U.N. mediation.

波士尼亚的和解是联合国调停的结果。

 

3. medieval (a.) 中古时期的

 

medi/ ev/ al

middle/ age/ 形容词字尾

 

Dante's Divine Comedy and Chaucer's Canterbury Tales are generally regarded as the highest achievements of medieval literature.

但丁的《神曲》与乔叟的《坎特伯里故事》公认是中古时代文学的登峰造极之作。

 

4. mediocre (a.) 平庸的

 

medi/ ocre 

middle/ peak

 

You needn't bother going to the concert, the pianist is merely mediocre.

演奏会不去也罢——这位钢琴家没什么才华。

 

5. amid (prep.) 在...之中

 

a/ mid

at/ middle

 

The government minister suddenly resigned last week, amid rumors that he recently called a prostitute to his residence.

据说这位部长最近曾召妓到家。上周在留言包围中，他突然宣布辞职。