intermediate

中級の、中間の

二つの位置や段階の間にある。特に初級と上級の間の水準。

やさしい英語で： Between two positions, stages, or levels, especially between beginner and advanced.

• This class is for intermediate students.
• She has reached an intermediate level in French.
• The process includes several intermediate stages.

使い方： intermediate between A and B (This stage is intermediate between childhood and adulthood.)

類義語： middle, midway

よく使う表現： intermediate level, an intermediate course, intermediate students, an intermediate stage

中間体、中間物

他のものの間にあるものや、最終結果に至る途中でできるもの。

やさしい英語で： Something that stands between other things or is produced during a process before its final result.

• The reaction produces an intermediate.
• This intermediate is then changed into the final product.
• Researchers identified two intermediates in the process.

よく使う表現： a reaction intermediate, a chemical intermediate, a stable intermediate

インターミディエイトタイヤ

路面が湿っているが、ひどく濡れてはいないときに使うレース用タイヤ。

やさしい英語で： A racing tyre used when the track is damp but not very wet.

• The driver switched to intermediates.
• Intermediates worked well on the damp track.
• One intermediate lost grip as the rain became heavier.

よく使う表現： an intermediate tyre, a fresh intermediate, fit an intermediate

仲介者

二人や二つの集団の間で、連絡や合意を助ける人。

やさしい英語で： Someone who helps two people or groups communicate or make an agreement.

• They communicated through an intermediate.
• An intermediate carried messages between the two groups.
• He acted as an intermediate during the negotiations.

使い方： an intermediate between A and B (She served as an intermediate between the buyer and seller.)

類義語： intermediary, go-between, mediator

よく使う表現： act as intermediate, through an intermediate, an intermediate between

仲介する

人や組織の間に入り、契約や金融取引がまとまるように助ける。

やさしい英語で： To help arrange a deal or financial transaction between other people or organizations.

• Banks intermediate financial transactions.
• The firm intermediated loans for small businesses.
• These institutions intermediate between lenders and borrowers.

使い方： intermediate between A and B (Banks intermediate between savers and borrowers.)

類義語： broker, mediate

よく使う表現： intermediate financial transactions, intermediate between parties, intermediate loans