Translation of 斡旋 – Traditional Chinese–English dictionary

斡旋

fence-mending uk
/ˈfensˌmen.dɪŋ/
us
/ˈfensˌmen.dɪŋ/
adjective
trying to help opposing sides in a disagreement to agree:
The UN Secretary General is on a fence-mending mission. 聯合國秘書長正在進行斡旋訪問。
mediate uk
/ˈmiː.di.eɪt/
us
/ˈmiː.di.eɪt/
verb
to talk to two separate people or groups involved in a disagreement to try to help them to agree or find a solution to their problems:
Negotiators were called in to mediate between the two sides. 請來了談判人員為雙方調解。
mediation uk
/ˌmiː.diˈeɪ.ʃən/
us
/ˌmiː.diˈeɪ.ʃən/
noun
the process of talking to two separate people or groups involved in a disagreement to try to help them to agree or find a solution to their problems:
Last-minute attempts at mediation failed. 最後一刻的調解努力失敗了。

斡旋者

honest broker uk
/ˌɒn.ɪst ˈbrəʊ.kər/
us
/ˌɑː.nɪst ˈbroʊ.kɚ/
noun
someone who speaks to both sides involved in an argument or disagreement and tries to help the two sides to agree

居中斡旋

step in phrase
to become involved in a difficult situation or argument in order to help find a solution:
An outside buyer has stepped in to save the company from going out of business. 一個外來買主介入,使公司免於破產。

(Translation of 斡旋 from the Cambridge Chinese (Traditional)-English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

 

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