intermediate

Word family

in·ter·me·di·ate1 /ˌɪntəˈmiːdiət◂ $ -tər-/ AWL adjectiveadj

a) an intermediate class, course etc is at a level of knowledge or skill that is between the basic level and the advanced level 〔班级、课程等〕中级的，中等的

a book aimed at students at the intermediate level and above

一本适用于中等及以上程度学生的书

b) intermediate students, sports players etc have reached a level of knowledge or skill that is between the basic level and the advanced level 〔学生、运动员等〕中级程度的，中等水平的

intermediate learners of English

中等程度英语学习者

2 BETWEENan intermediate stage in a process of development is between two other stages 〔时期〕中间的，居中的

an intermediate stage during which the disease is dormant

疾病处于潜伏状态的中期

Examples from the Corpus

intermediate• My few days were intermediate - cloudy, rough, with the reef and turbid water yet to fully recover.• But it does show that intermediate designs are capable of working.• One intermediate estimate put the cost at $3,500.• Does evolution sometimes have to pass through intermediate forms of low fitness?• Thus the larger is n, the lower the effective price of intermediate inputs.• an intermediate Japanese class• For these reasons also, it is hard to fit in any check points at intermediate levels in the hierarchy.• Noncallable bonds, intermediate maturities and munis offering some extra yield were among the most popular, Mr Rowley said.• This means that multiple encryption / decryption need not be done at every intermediate point.• In the appendix to this chapter we show a Lancaster-type formulation of differentiated intermediate products, which leads to similar results.• intermediate skiers• an intermediate step in the problem-solving process

intermediate2 noun [countableC]

a student, sports player etc who has reached a level of knowledge or skill that is between the basic level and the advanced level 中级学生[运动员等]

a ski resort suited to beginners and intermediates

适合初学者和中等水平滑雪者的滑雪度假胜地

Origin intermediate

(1400-1500) Medieval Latin intermediatus, from Latin intermedius, from medius “middle”