資料來源 : pyDict
緩和,減輕,鎮靜
資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Mitigation \Mit`i*ga"tion\, n. [OE. mitigacioun, F. mitigation,
fr. L. mitigatio.]
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.
資料來源 : WordNet®
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}]