mitigation

mitigation
noun
  1. [mass noun]the action of reducing the severity, seriousness, or painfulness of something
    缓解;缓和;减轻
    the emphasis is on the identification and mitigation of pollution.
    重点在于识别和减少污染。
常用词组
in mitigation
  1. so as to make something, especially a crime, appear less serious and thus be punished more leniently
    以减轻情况(尤指罪责)的严重程度
    in mitigation she said her client had been deeply depressed.
    为了减轻罪责,她说她的当事人一直深陷抑郁之中。
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin mitigatio(n-), from the verb mitigare 'alleviate' (see mitigate)
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