面对纠纷时，很多人或许都在无意间扮演或充当过一个角色——“和事老”。

“和事老”，也写作“和事佬”，字面意思是“调停争端的人（mediator, someone who tries to bring peace）”。“和事”指“平息事件或争端、调节纷争（mediate, make peace）”，“佬”表示“成年男子（guy, fellow）”。

“和事老”通常带有贬义，特指不讲原则、不问是非而一味劝双方和解的人（person who is more concerned with stopping the bickering than settling the issue）。

例句：

你今天可得说个谁对谁错，不能遇事总当和事佬。

Tell us who's in the right and who's in the wrong. You can't act like a peacemaker every time there is a dispute.