mediated
仲介された
解説 Definition
mediatedは「仲介された」「調停された」という意味の形容詞で、第三者が介在して行われた交渉や解決を指します。法律や外交の文脈では、中立的な第三者が当事者間の合意形成を助ける過程を表します。また生化学などの科学的文脈では、ある物質が反応の媒介をすることを指すこともあります。
Arranged, achieved, or transmitted through an intervening person, process, or substance rather than occurring directly. It commonly describes negotiated agreements and conflicts settled with third-party help, as well as biological responses produced through particular cells or molecules.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 mediate「間に入って仲介する」の過去分詞で、形容詞では「第三者や仕組みを介した」。語尾は t の後なので -ed を /ɪd/ と発音する。mediated settlement「仲介による和解」や be mediated by「〜によって媒介される」を、direct「直接の」と対比して覚える。
Connect mediated with its base verb mediate, meaning “to come between parties or processes.” Because the base ends in the /t/ sound, the -ed ending is pronounced as a separate syllable, /ɪd/. Picture a mediated settlement: the two sides do not reach agreement entirely by themselves; a neutral person stands between them. In science, the same core image works in phrases such as “mediated by proteins,” where proteins serve as the intervening mechanism. Contrast mediated with direct to keep the central idea clear.
例文
The mediated settlement allowed both parties to avoid a lengthy court battle.
仲介による和解により、双方は長い法廷闘争を避けることができました。
The conflict was resolved through a mediated negotiation between the two countries.
その紛争は2国間の仲介交渉を通じて解決されました。
The immune response is mediated by a complex network of proteins and cells.
免疫応答は複雑なタンパク質と細胞のネットワークによって仲介されます。
mediated の類義語・関連語
mediated の語源・成り立ち Etymology
mediate の過去分詞形で、ラテン語 mediare「中間に置く・仲立ちする」に由来し、語根は medius「真ん中」です。語の中心に「間に入る」という感覚があるため、mediated は「直接でなく仲介を経た」という意味になります。関連語は medium、mediate です。
Mediated is the past-participle form of mediate. Mediate entered English through Late Latin mediatus, from the Latin verb mediare, “to be in the middle” or “to interpose,” which was formed from medius, “middle.” Its history therefore supports the modern idea of something occurring through an intermediary. The adjectival use developed naturally from the participle: a mediated agreement or response is one brought about through an intervening agent or process.
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