intervention
gb/ˌɪntɚvˈɛnʃən/ us/ˌɪntɚvˈɛnʃən/
B2
Anglais
~ 2400
Sens
0 sens
Nom
B2
action
1
Act of getting involved to alter outcome
The act of getting involved in a situation to try to change it.
Schéma d’usage :
[someone]'s intervention in [something]
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes confuse 'intervention' with 'interaction'; 'intervention' means getting involved to change something, not just communicating.
Synonymes
involvement (More general; does not necessarily imply trying to change the outcome.)
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interference (Often has a negative connotation, suggesting unwanted involvement.)
Antonymes
noninterference (Deliberately not becoming involved in a situation.)
Collocations
military intervention
|government intervention
|timely intervention
|direct intervention
|humanitarian intervention
Thèmes
conflict
|politics
|health
|law
|core_vocabulary
Exemples
- The teacher's intervention stopped the argument before it got worse.
- International intervention was needed to prevent a humanitarian crisis.
- Her quick intervention saved the child's life.
- The dispute ended thanks to the manager's timely intervention.
Exemples pédagogiques
- The police made an intervention to stop the fight.
- His intervention helped solve the problem.
- The doctor made an intervention during the operation.
- We needed her intervention to end the argument.
Nom
technical
B2
action
2
Planned action to address a problem
A planned action to help or fix a problem, often in health or social care.
Schéma d’usage :
[type] intervention for [condition/problem]
Erreur fréquente :
Learners may confuse 'intervention' with 'invention'; 'intervention' is about action taken, not creating something new.
Synonymes
treatment (Refers more generally to medical or remedial care.)
|
therapy (Usually refers to ongoing treatment rather than a single action.)
Antonymes
neglect (Failure to take any action to improve a condition.)
Collocations
medical intervention
|surgical intervention
|therapeutic intervention
|behavioral intervention
Thèmes
health
|education
|social issues
|science
|core_vocabulary
Exemples
- Early medical intervention can save lives.
- The program provides interventions for children with learning difficulties.
- A surgical intervention was necessary to repair the damage.
Exemples pédagogiques
- The doctor gave an intervention to help the patient.
- We use special interventions for children with this problem.
- The nurse made an intervention after seeing the wound.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
intervention
API
GB/ˌɪntɚvˈɛnʃən/
US/ˌɪntɚvˈɛnʃən/
Syllabes et accentuation
in - ter - ven - tion (4 syllabes)
Stress on 2nd syllable (ter)
Formes du mot
Noun
- Base: intervention
- Plural: intervention, interventions
Famille de mots
Forms
interventions
noun
Core family
intervene
verb B2
Related words
interventionist
noun
Negative and opposite forms
non-intervention
noun
Advanced or less common
interventionism
noun C1
interventional
adjective
Expressions
military intervention
1/mˈɪlɪtˌɛɹi ˌɪntɚvˈɛnʃən/
fixed phrase
Armed involvement in foreign affairs
When a country's army enters another country to affect what is happening there.
Exemples
- The UN debated whether military intervention was justified.
- Military intervention ended the conflict but caused political tension.
humanitarian intervention
1/hjˌumˌænətˈɛɹiən ˌɪntɚvˈɛnʃən/
fixed phrase
formal
intervention to stop mass suffering
Action by one or more countries, sometimes using military force, to try to stop serious human rights abuses or suffering in another country.
Exemples
- Humanitarian intervention was needed after the earthquake.
- The government debated whether a humanitarian intervention was justified to protect civilians.
- They called for humanitarian intervention to protect civilians.
- Critics argued that the so‑called humanitarian intervention was really about political interests.
timely intervention
1/tˈaɪmli ˌɪntɚvˈɛnʃən/
fixed phrase
early action that changes outcome
An action that happens early enough in a situation to stop something bad or make the result better.
Exemples
- His timely intervention prevented a serious accident.
- Only the nurse’s timely intervention prevented the patient from falling.
- Thanks to her timely intervention, the company avoided bankruptcy.
- Timely intervention by the regulator stopped the fraud from spreading further.