摘要：“Intercede”源自拉丁语“intercedere”，由“inter-”（在……之间）和“cedere”（行走、前进）组成，字面意为“走入两者之间”。“Cedere”是许多英语词汇的词根，如“precede”（领先）、“recede”（后退）。在拉丁语中

intercede

v.仲裁；说情；调解

“Intercede”源自拉丁语“intercedere”，由“inter-”（在……之间）和“cedere”（行走、前进）组成，字面意为“走入两者之间”。“Cedere”是许多英语词汇的词根，如“precede”（领先）、“recede”（后退）。在拉丁语中，“intercedere”最初指物理上介入或阻挡，后逐渐演变为“调解”或“代为求情”的含义。这个词在16世纪进入英语，最初多用于宗教语境（如为罪人向神求情），后扩展到世俗场景，描述为他人说情或调停的行为。

◉外刊例句

① 《The New York Times》 (2023年7月29日)

The ambassador was asked to intercede in the escalating trade dispute between the two nations.

大使被要求在两国之间不断升级的贸易争端中进行调解。

② 《The Economist》 (2024年11月18日)

She chose to intercede on behalf of the workers, urging the company to reconsider layoffs.

她选择代表工人出面调解，敦促公司重新考虑裁员计划。

◉经典名著

① 《傲慢与偏见》（Pride and Prejudice）——简·奥斯汀 (1813年)

Elizabeth longed to intercede for her sister, but she knew her words would carry little weight.

伊丽莎白渴望为姐姐说情，但她知道自己的话分量不足。

② 《悲惨世界》（Les Misérables）——维克多·雨果 (1862年，英译本)

The bishop knelt to intercede for the condemned man, his voice trembling with compassion.

主教跪下为被判刑的人求情，声音因怜悯而颤抖。

◉Usage Examples

(1) The governor promised to intercede with the Home Office on behalf of the girl.

(2) Farm and labor movements began to ask the government to intercede on their behalf.

(1) 主管人员答应替那个女孩向内政部说情。

(2) 农民和劳工运动开始要求政府代表他们出面调解。

◉Usage Notes

When you intercede, you try to help people work out their differences or achieve something, like when you intercede on your friend's behalf to encourage your boss to hire him, or when feuding friends ask you to intercede, guiding them to sort out their differences.

The verb intercede comes from the Latin root words inter, meaning "between," and cedere, meaning "go." Acting as a go-between is exactly what you do when you intercede. Maybe you are the peacemaker, or you play matchmaker, or you just bring people to work out their problems. Sometimes people pray that God will intercede in their lives, meaning bring change that improves a situation.

1. [VERB 动词]向…说情；调解；斡旋 If you intercede with someone, you try to persuade them to forgive someone or end their disagreement with them. [V with n] [V for n] [V] [FORMAL 正式]

They asked my father to intercede with the king on their behalf...

他们请我父亲为他们向国王求情。

He had occasionally tried to intercede for me...

他有时候也极力为我说情。

It has also asked Britain and the United States to intercede.

它也请了英国与美国进行斡旋。

来源：学无用的英语