intermediation
仲介
解説 Definition
仲介、仲立ち。金融や取引において、買い手と売り手の間に入り、取引を仲介すること。
Intermediation is the process of acting between two sides to help them connect, exchange, or complete a transaction. It is often used in business and finance, such as when banks connect savers and borrowers. The word focuses on the role of the middle party.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
まず inter- を「間に」、medi- を medium / middle 系の「真ん中」と見抜くと、語全体で『人と人・売り手と買い手の間に入ること』と整理できます。mediate, mediator, mediation と同じ核なので、この語はその名詞の少し硬い版だと覚えると残りやすいです。金融では financial intermediation の形で、銀行などが資金の出し手と借り手をつなぐ場面に頻出。intermediate（中間の）と近い形なので、『中間そのもの』ではなく『中に入って仲立ちする働き』だと区別すると混同しにくいです。
Break it into parts: `inter-` means `between`, and `medi-` is the same middle idea you see in `mediate` and `mediator`. So `intermediation` is the act of standing in the middle between two sides. It often appears in business or finance, where one party connects lenders and borrowers. That makes it easier to remember as a formal version of `mediation`.
例文
Banks provide intermediation services between savers and borrowers.
銀行は貯蓄者と借り手の間で仲介サービスを提供する。
Financial intermediation helps allocate capital efficiently.
金融仲介は効率的に資本を配分するのに役立つ。
The broker earned a fee for intermediation.
ブローカーは仲介手数料を得た。
intermediation の類義語・関連語
intermediation の語源・成り立ち Etymology
intermediation はラテン語 inter-「間に」+ medius「真ん中」が核で、mediate を経てできた語です。文字通り「二者の間の中央に入ること」で、intermediate や medium も同根だから、「仲介」がそのまま語形に出ています。
From mediate, with inter- "between" and a root from Latin medius "middle." The central idea is being in the middle between two sides. From that, the word developed the sense of acting as a go-between or process of mediation; related words include medium, intermediate, and mediation.
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