intervention

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Pronunciation

/ˌɪntəˈvɛnʃən/(in-ter-VEN-shun)

Part of speech

nounneutral

Chinese

干预；介入；干涉（采取行动改变某情况，尤指为阻止某事的恶化）

Definition

Action taken to improve or change a situation; the act of becoming involved to prevent something.

Word family

  • intervene/ˌɪntəˈviːn/(v)干预
  • interventionist/ˌɪntəˈvɛnʃənɪst/(adj/n)干预主义的

Collocations

  • early intervention
  • government intervention
  • military intervention
  • policy intervention
  • therapeutic intervention
  • without intervention
  • need for intervention

Examples

  1. 1.Early intervention in cases of learning difficulty can prevent years of academic struggle.
  2. 2.The markets stabilised following the central bank's intervention to support the currency.

Synonyms

  • involvement/ɪnˈvɒlvmənt/— participation in something
  • interference/ˌɪntəˈfɪərəns/— unwelcome involvement — more negative
  • mediation/ˌmiːdɪˈeɪʃən/— action to help settle disputes

Etymology

from Latin "interventio" = a coming between, from "intervenire" (to come between)