medium

詳細解釋：

me.di.um

n.（名詞）
【複數】 me.di.a[-dô-…] 或 me.di.ums 縮寫 med.,m.,M.
Something, such as an intermediate course of action, that occupies a position or represents a condition midway between extremes.
中間，中庸：介於兩個極端中間的位置或狀態的東西，例如一行動的中間過程
An intervening substance through which something else is transmitted or carried on.
介質，觸媒：通過它能傳遞或繼續某種事物的中介物質
An agency by which something is accomplished, conveyed, or transferred:
媒介，手段：通過它能完成、傳輸或轉移某種事物的東西：
例句：
The train was the usual medium of transportation in those days.
在當時，火車是普遍的運輸工具

pl. media Usage Problem
【複數】 media 【用法疑難】
A means of mass communication, such as newpapers, magazines, radio, or television.
大眾傳媒：大眾傳播手段，如報紙、雜誌、廣播或電視
media (used with a sing. or pl. verb)The group of journalists and others who constitute the communications industry and profession.
media （與單數或複數動詞連用）傳播業者：組成傳媒業或傳媒職業的一群新聞記者和其他人
pl. mediums A person thought to have the power to communicate with the spirits of the dead or with agents of another world or dimension.Also called psychic
【複數】 mediums 靈媒，降神者：被認為是有能力與死者的靈魂或另一世界或空間的力量進行交流的人也作 psychic
pl. media
【複數】 media
A surrounding environment in which something functions and thrives.
環境：某物起作用或成長所需之外部環境
The substance in which a specific organism lives and thrives.
培養基：某種有機體生活、成長於其中的物質
A culture medium.
培養基

A specific kind of artistic technique or means of expression as determined by the materials used or the creative methods involved:
技巧，工具：由所用材料或創造性方法所決定的藝術表現的技巧或手段：
例句：
the medium of lithography.
石版印刷術的技巧

The materials used in a specific artistic technique:
材質：特定藝術技法所採用的材料：
例句：
oils as a medium.
以油彩為藝術材質

A solvent with which paint is thinned to the proper consistency.
顏料溶解液，展色劑：用以稀釋顏料至合適濃度的稀釋液
Chemistry A filtering substance, such as filter paper.
【化學】 過濾材料：有過濾作用的材料，如濾紙
A size of paper, usually 8 × 23 inches or 7ô × 22 inches.
中號尺寸：紙張的尺寸，通常為8×23英寸或7ô ×22英寸
adj.Abbr. med.,m.,M.（形容詞）縮寫 med.,m.,M.
Occurring or being between two degrees, amounts, or quantities; intermediate:
中等的，中間的：在程度、數量、質量上中間的；居於中間的：
例句：
broil a medium steak.See Synonyms at average
烤一塊不老不嫩的牛排參見 average

來源：
Latin [from neuter of] medius [middle] * see medhyo-
拉丁語 [] 源自medius的中性詞 [中間的] *參見 medhyo-

The etymologically plural formmedia is often used as a singular to refer to a particular means of communication,as inThis is the most exciting new media since television. This usage is widely regarded as incorrect;medium is preferred. A stronger case can be made in defense of the use ofmedia as a collective term, as inThe media has not shown much interest in covering the issue. As with the analogous wordsdata and agenda, the originally plural form has begun to acquire a sense that departs from that of the singular: used as a collective term,media denotes an industry or community. Thus the example sentence given here would not be appropriately paraphrased asNo medium has shown much interest in covering the issue, which suggests that the disinclination abides in the means of communication itselfrather than in its practitioners.Ifmedia follows the pattern of data and agenda, this singular use may become entirely acceptable someday.But despite its utility,many people still regard it as a grammatical error.
語源複數形式media 常用作單數， 用來指傳播手段中的某一種，例如在下面這是自電視出現以來最激動人心的新式傳媒 的句子中。 許多人都認為這一用法是不正確的；他們還是喜歡用medium 這一單數形式。 我們能提出更為有力的例子來為media 作為集合名詞的用法進行辯護， 如下面的句子：大眾傳媒對於報導這一事件沒有表現出多大興趣 。 正如類似於原為複數形式的其他兩個詞data 和 agenda 已經開始具有其單數形式的含義： 用作集合名詞的media 現在則可以指傳播工業或共同體。 這樣的話，我們剛才給出的例句就不能改成如下形式：沒有傳媒對報導這一事件表現出很大興趣 ， 因為這樣改動後，這句話所表示的是傳播工具本身的不願意，而不是業者的不願意。如果media 也象 data 和 agenda 那樣， 那么它作為單數形式的用法總有一天會被完全接受的。但是不管它的實用性大小，許多人仍將其視為一個語法錯誤