
intercession /ntrsn/ n.
代求,调解,斡旋;指为他人向某一权威(尤其是上帝)请求帮助或宽恕的行为。
The priest offered an intercession for the sick during the Sunday service.
牧师在周日礼拜中为病人做了代祷。
Through the queen's intercession, the prisoner was granted a pardon and released from the tower.
在女王的斡旋下,囚犯获得了赦免,被释放出塔楼。
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源自拉丁语 intercessio,由 **inter-**(在……之间)和 cedere(走、前行)构成,字面意思是"走到中间去",即在两方之间进行调解。该词经由古法语 intercession 传入英语,最早主要用于宗教语境,指代替他人向上帝祈求。后来词义扩展,也可指世俗场景中的调解与斡旋。