1.中间的；中等的；适中的
2.（肉）烧得适中的，中等熟度的
3.【板】中速投球的
可数名词：
1.中间（物）；中庸；中等，适中
2.媒质，媒介物；传导物
3.手段，工具，方法
4.大众传播媒介，新闻媒体
5.（生物的）生活环境；生活条件
6.（有机物标本的）防腐剂；【生】培养基
7.（颜料的）溶剂
8.（艺术创作所用的）材料；（艺术的）表现方式
9.（居中斡旋的）中间人
10.灵媒，巫师
11.中号纸
12.（舞台上用的）灯光滤光片；【化】过滤物质
13.【英】【股】中期金边证券，中期优等证券
词形变化
- 复数 media，mediums
- 这些形容词均含“中等的，平均的，适中的”之意。
medium指按照某种标准来说是适中或中等的。这种标准可以是通过仪器测量而来，也可能是凭经验而得出。
mediam指中间位置的，统计学上指处于中间位置的一个数的。
average通常用来形容优劣难分的平庸或折衷情况，也指理论上的平均标准。
- (bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms
- someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead
- (usually plural) transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public
- an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication
- (meat) cooked until there is just a little pink meat inside
- around the middle of a scale of evaluation of physical measures
- (biology) a substance in which specimens are preserved or displayed
- a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painter
- a state that is intermediate between extremes; a middle position
- an intervening substance through which something is achieved
- a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
- the surrounding environment
- an occupation for which you are especially well suited