mitigation
緩和,減輕,鎮靜
mit·i·ga·tion /ˌmɪtəˈgeʃən/ 名詞
緩和,減輕
Mit·i·ga·tion n. The act of mitigating, or the state of being mitigated; abatement or diminution of anything painful, harsh, severe, afflictive, or calamitous; as, the mitigation of pain, grief, rigor, severity, punishment, or penalty.
Syn: -- Alleviation; abatement; relief.
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mitigation
n 1: to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less
serious [syn: extenuation, palliation]
2: a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to
represent an offense as less serious than it appears by
showing mitigating circumstances [syn: extenuation]