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 media ['mi:djə]   添加此单词到默认生词本
n. 媒体

[计] 媒质

[医] 培养基, 媒质, 介质, 血管中层

[经] 广告媒介


  1. The media have a lot of power today.
    现在大众传播媒介有很大的力量。
  2. The zealous demonstrators were ignored by the media.
    热情的示威游行者被新闻媒介忽视了。



Media \Me"di*a\, n.; pl. {Medi[ae]} (-[=e]). [NL., fr. L. medius
middle.]
1. (Phonetics) One of the sonant mutes [beta], [delta],
[gamma] (b, d, g), in Greek, or of their equivalents in
other languages, so named as intermediate between the
tenues, [pi], [tau], [kappa] (p, t, k), and the
aspirat[ae] (aspirates) [phi], [theta], [chi] (ph or f,
th, ch). Also called {middle mute}, or {medial}, and
sometimes {soft mute}.


Medium \Me"di*um\, n.; pl. L. {Media}, {E}. {Mediums}. [L.
medium the middle, fr. medius middle. See {Mid}, and cf.
{Medius}.]
1. That which lies in the middle, or between other things;
intervening body or quantity. Hence, specifically:
(a) Middle place or degree; mean.

The just medium . . . lies between pride and
abjection. --L'Estrange.
(b) (Math.) See {Mean}.
(c) (Logic) The mean or middle term of a syllogism; that
by which the extremes are brought into connection.

2. A substance through which an effect is transmitted from
one thing to another; as, air is the common medium of
sound. Hence: The condition upon which any event or action
occurs; necessary means of motion or action; that through
or by which anything is accomplished, conveyed, or carried
on; specifically, in animal magnetism, spiritualism, etc.,
a person through whom the action of another being is said
to be manifested and transmitted.

Whether any other liquors, being made mediums, cause
a diversity of sound from water, it may be tried.
--Bacon.

I must bring together
All these extremes; and must remove all mediums.
--Denham.

3. An average. [R.]

A medium of six years of war, and six years of
peace. --Burke.

4. A trade name for printing and writing paper of certain
sizes. See {Paper}.

5. (Paint.) The liquid vehicle with which dry colors are
ground and prepared for application.

6. (Microbiology) A source of nutrients in which a
microorganism is placed to permit its growth, cause it to
produce substances, or observe its activity under defined
conditions; also called {culture medium} or {growth
medium}. The medium is usually a solution of nutrients in
water, or a similar solution solidified with gelatin or
agar.
[PJC]

7. A means of transmission of news, advertising, or other
messages from an information source to the public, also
called a {news medium}, such as a newspaper or radio; used
mostly in the plural form, i. e. {news media} or {media}.
See 1st {media}[2].
[PJC]

{Circulating medium}, a current medium of exchange, whether
coin, bank notes, or government notes.

{Ethereal medium} (Physics), the ether.

{Medium of exchange}, that which is used for effecting an
exchange of commodities -- money or current
representatives of money.

media \me"di*a\ (m[=e]"d[i^]*[.a]), n. sing. & pl.,
1. The latinic plural form of {medium}, sometimes used as a
singular noun with the same meaning as medium; as,
(Computers) place your installation media into the device
which will read it; (Microbiology) the tuberculosis
bacterium will only grow in a special media.
[1913 Webster +PJC]

2. The public institutions that report the news, such as
newspapers, magazines, radio, and television,
collectively; the news media; as, the media were obsessed
with Monica Lewinsky for months.
[PJC]


Medium \Me"di*um\, n.; pl. L. {Media}, {E}. {Mediums}. [L.
medium the middle, fr. medius middle. See {Mid}, and cf.
{Medius}.]
1. That which lies in the middle, or between other things;
intervening body or quantity. Hence, specifically:
(a) Middle place or degree; mean.

The just medium . . . lies between pride and
abjection. --L'Estrange.
(b) (Math.) See {Mean}.
(c) (Logic) The mean or middle term of a syllogism; that
by which the extremes are brought into connection.

2. A substance through which an effect is transmitted from
one thing to another; as, air is the common medium of
sound. Hence: The condition upon which any event or action
occurs; necessary means of motion or action; that through
or by which anything is accomplished, conveyed, or carried
on; specifically, in animal magnetism, spiritualism, etc.,
a person through whom the action of another being is said
to be manifested and transmitted.

Whether any other liquors, being made mediums, cause
a diversity of sound from water, it may be tried.
--Bacon.

I must bring together
All these extremes; and must remove all mediums.
--Denham.

3. An average. [R.]

A medium of six years of war, and six years of
peace. --Burke.

4. A trade name for printing and writing paper of certain
sizes. See {Paper}.

5. (Paint.) The liquid vehicle with which dry colors are
ground and prepared for application.

6. (Microbiology) A source of nutrients in which a
microorganism is placed to permit its growth, cause it to
produce substances, or observe its activity under defined
conditions; also called {culture medium} or {growth
medium}. The medium is usually a solution of nutrients in
water, or a similar solution solidified with gelatin or
agar.
[PJC]

7. A means of transmission of news, advertising, or other
messages from an information source to the public, also
called a {news medium}, such as a newspaper or radio; used
mostly in the plural form, i. e. {news media} or {media}.
See 1st {media}[2].
[PJC]

{Circulating medium}, a current medium of exchange, whether
coin, bank notes, or government notes.

{Ethereal medium} (Physics), the ether.

{Medium of exchange}, that which is used for effecting an
exchange of commodities -- money or current
representatives of money.

  1. The attack followed an outburst of anti-U.S. sentiment spurred by incidents involving American athletes and news media during the Olympics.
  2. The elections remained the main event, but have had to share space in the media with a dispute between the Civic Forum and the Christian Democrats.
  3. But union officials have said the move violates local and national contracts and they are angry they were not notified about the action before it appeared in the media.
  4. The woman's remarkable recovery since being discovered near death in a wooded area in the park has been chronicled closely in the media and cheered by New Yorkers.
  5. Calling the United States a "nation at risk," Oliver North criticized the news media and Congress and praised President Reagan in a speech before a friendly audience of about 200 people.
  6. But, as usual, the news media are a faceless mass of shouting imbeciles blinding decent folk with flashbulbs and TV lights _ as they no doubt appeared to the McClures at the time.
  7. The police department schedule doesn't reveal any "boxheads" like the three columnists who showed up in Atlanta with boxes on their heads to prove the media would make a story out of anything.
  8. They asked their parents' help and sought media attention when they took the request before the school board.
  9. A gunman killed a prominent civil rights lawyer in front of his office on Wednesday, Italian news media reported.
  10. The Soviet Embassy in France denied similar reports from French media on Wednesday, Tass reported.
  11. Conversely, a critical press can sometimes alert a company to an area of weak performance. But not everyone believes that media evaluation techniques are a satisfactory measure of PR's effectiveness.
  12. Legislators said the media statute was modeled after similar legislation in several West European countries.
  13. The FCC's waiver gave the companies 18 months to comply with federal cross-ownership rules that generally prohibit one company from owning multiple media outlets in one area.
  14. A heavy tax liability may prompt the sale of the late William S. Paley's 8 percent stake in the media giant CBS Inc., a published report said today.
  15. It argues that, in many cases, sponsor fees aren't really charitable donations. Instead, the IRS views the fees as payments for the publicity and advertising that sponsors garner through banners, brochures and media exposure.
  16. The nation's economic sluggishness dragged down earnings for most of those media companies with major daily newspapers and magazines.
  17. Under Mr. Fowler, and his successor Dennis Patrick, the FCC has begun to loosen the rules, arguing that the vast growth in media outlets protects the public against media barons who would dominate public debate.
  18. Under Mr. Fowler, and his successor Dennis Patrick, the FCC has begun to loosen the rules, arguing that the vast growth in media outlets protects the public against media barons who would dominate public debate.
  19. Here Mr. Kinsley's slogan, "Innocent civilians will be killed," is being implanted by the intellectuals and media to justify the betrayal of anti-Communist movements in Angola and Mozambique.
  20. Traders continued to speculate that a Japanese media report Tuesday citing "several" Bank of Japan sources saying the central bank will loosen credit soon was a deliberate leak to the media.
  21. Traders continued to speculate that a Japanese media report Tuesday citing "several" Bank of Japan sources saying the central bank will loosen credit soon was a deliberate leak to the media.
  22. It has been pumping huge sums into CDI development, particularly in software. Mr Gaston Bastiaens, director of interactive media systems, said the group expected the price of CDI to fall substantially over the next few years.
  23. Tribune said a "steep decline" in advertising revenue led to lower profit in its media businesses.
  24. Patane apparently suffered a heart attack while conducting a new arrangement of the opera "The Barber of Seville," late Monday, Bavarian Radio said in a statement released to other news media.
  25. Armenian and Azerbaijani media have warned activists of "unpredictable consequences" if they carry out demonstrations or strikes.
  26. It proposed a new set of annual media awards, for sensitive reporting or interpretation of racial matters.
  27. Such cases are relatively infrequent, since the news media generally honor promises of confidentiality.
  28. While I doubt the media were as gullible and malleable as Mr. Fenton's memo suggests, the Alar scare was created, mostly out of thin air, just as Mr. Fenton claims, and the media that were taken in can learn something from this episode.
  29. While I doubt the media were as gullible and malleable as Mr. Fenton's memo suggests, the Alar scare was created, mostly out of thin air, just as Mr. Fenton claims, and the media that were taken in can learn something from this episode.
  30. Armenian media say some 1,500 refugees from Azerbaijan are arriving daily in Yerevan, capital of the bordering republic of Armenia.
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