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

• New risk mitigation approach is conceived.
  想出了降低风险的新方法。
• The joint research will include adaptation and mitigation strategies to combat climate change.
  这个联合研究将包括应对气候变化的适应与缓解策略。
• The priorities and risk mitigation strategies are provided as input to the project manager.
  优先权和风险缓解策略作为输入部分提供给项目经理。
• I was the United Nations expert in Disaster Mitigation for two years.
  我曾当过两年联合国减灾专家。
• All risks have been identified and a mitigation or contingency strategy exists for each.
  所有的风险都被鉴定，并且针对每个风险都有一个缓解方法或者处理偶发事件的策略。
• Fourth, we should further strengthen cooperation in disaster prevention and mitigation, and post-disaster reconstruction.
  第四，进一步加强防灾减灾和灾后重建合作。
• 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。
• 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。
• By doing so, REDD should contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation.
  通过这样做，REDD应该可以为缓解和适应气候变化做出贡献。
• Simulators can also provide a great risk mitigation strategy.
  模拟器也提供了一个强大的风险缓解策略。