mitigation

英 [ˌmɪtɪˈɡeɪʃn]

美 [ˌmɪtɪˈɡeɪʃn]

n.  减轻; 缓解

法律

BNC.20789 / COCA.11949

习惯用语

n.

in mitigation
• 旨在减轻罪行；意在开脱罪责
  with the aim of making a crime seem less serious or easier to forgive
• In mitigation, the defence lawyer said his client was seriously depressed at the time of the assault.
  为了减轻罪行，辩护律师说他的当事人在袭击人的时候精神极度压抑。

牛津词典

noun

• 减轻；缓解
  a reduction in how unpleasant, serious, etc. sth is

柯林斯词典

• PHRASE 为减轻罪责；为从轻处置；为了开脱
  If someone, especially in a court, is told somethingin mitigation, they are told something that makes a crime or fault easier to understand and excuse.
  1. Kieran Coonan QC told the judge in mitigation that the offences had been at the lower end of the scale...
     御用大律师基兰·库南对法官说这些罪行情节较轻，希望能够从宽判决。
  2. In mitigation, it should be pointed out that there wasn't much incentive to make world-beating wine.
     作为开脱的理由也罢，应该指出酿造举世无双的葡萄酒并没有什么实际的好处。
• N-UNCOUNT 减轻;缓解;缓和
  Mitigationis a reduction in the unpleasantness, seriousness, or painfulness of something.
  1. ...the mitigation or cure of a physical or mental condition.
     身心状况的缓和或痊愈

英英释义

noun

• the action of lessening in severity or intensity
  1. the object being control or moderation of economic depressions
  Synonym:moderation
• to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious
  Synonym:extenuationpalliation
• a partial excuse to mitigate censure
  Synonym:extenuation

双语例句

• In mitigation, it should be pointed out that there wasn't much incentive to make world-beating wine.
  作为开脱的理由也罢，应该指出酿造举世无双的葡萄酒并没有什么实际的好处。
• Highlights and issues: Action items and risk mitigation in requirements and analysis.
  突出部分和问题：在需求与分析中的动作条目和风险降低。
• But another reason is the countries'varying ability to harness science and technology for disaster mitigation.
  但是另外一个原因是两个国家利用科技减灾的能力不同。
• Cooperation agreement on the forecast, prevention and mitigation of natural and technological disasters;
  关于预报预防及减轻自然和技术灾害的合作协定；
• The health implications of mitigation and adaptation policies should also be investigated.
  该议程认为，还应该研究缓解和适应政策的卫生意义。
• How can countries/ individuals tap into the potential associated with the international mechanisms for mitigation and adaptation?
  国家/个人如何才能利用与国际减轻和适应机制相联系的潜力呢？
• Highlights and issues: Action items, issues, and risk mitigation.
  突出部分和问题：动作条目、问题和风险降低。
• How to pay for climate change adaptation and mitigation in developing countries is already a major and controversial topic.
  盯着钱。如何为发展中国家的气候变化适应和缓解工作提供资金，这已经是一个重大而具有争议的话题。
• New risk mitigation approach is conceived.
  想出了降低风险的新方法。
• This plan covers mitigation, adaptation and global co-operation.
  这份计划涵盖了减少排放、适应变化和全球合作。