Intervene



GRE Barron 考研

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 介入, 干涉
• ［英］ v. 介入, 干涉 ( to come between as an influence)
• ［记］ inter+vene ( 来) -> 来到中间 -> 干涉
• ［同］ 派生词: intervention ( n. 干涉any interference)

Webster Collegiate

intransitive verb (-vened; -vening)

• Etymology: Latin intervenire to come between, from inter- + venire to come — more at come
• Date: 1587
• 1. to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events <only six months intervened between their marriage and divorce>
• 2. to enter or appear as an irrelevant or extraneous feature or circumstance <it's business as usual until a crisis intervenes>
• 3.
  • a. to come in or between by way of hindrance or modification <intervene to stop a fight>
  • b. to interfere with the outcome or course especially of a condition or process (as to prevent harm or improve functioning)
• 4. to occur or lie between two things
• 5.
  • a. to become a third party to a legal proceeding begun by others for the protection of an alleged interest
  • b. to interfere usually by force or threat of force in another nation's internal affairs especially to compel or prevent an action
• Synonyms: see interpose
• ? intervention noun
• ? interventional adjective

---