mitigation
noun [ U ] uk/ˌmɪt.ɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/ us/ˌmɪt̬.əˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
formal减少
the act of reducing how harmful, unpleasant, or bad something is
effective mitigation of climate change 有效地减缓气候变化
There has been no significant increase in funding for flood mitigation works. 防洪减灾工事拨款没有明显的增加。
law specialized导致减刑或减罚的情节
something that causes you to judge a crime to be less serious, or to make a punishment less severe
"I was very young at the time," he said in mitigation. “那时我年纪尚小，”他在减刑陈词中说。
His defence lawyers presented their mitigation plea. 他的辩护律师作了减刑陈词。
See: mitigating
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- Our aim is the mitigation of risk.
- The best disaster mitigation is still a good warning system and a ban on building homes in risky areas.
- We must review current and proposed systems in order to determine potential risks and mitigation strategies.
- Design work on mitigation measures to slow the river's flow should already be under way.
- Evidence may be offered in mitigation of the punishment.
- She has behaved appallingly and no amount of mitigation (unhappy life, underachiever) changes that.