mitigate
英['mɪtɪgeɪt]
美['mɪtɪɡet]
- vt. 使缓和，使减轻
- vi. 减轻，缓和下来
词态变化
第三人称单数: mitigates;过去式: mitigated;过去分词: mitigated;现在分词: mitigating;
中文词源
mitigate 减轻
来自拉丁语mitigare,成熟，变软，温顺，来自mitis,成熟的，柔软的，-ig,做，词源同agent.引申词义减轻，缓和。
英文词源
- mitigate (v.)
- early 15c., "relieve (pain)," from Latin mitigatus, past participle of mitigare "soften, make tender, ripen, mellow, tame," figuratively, "make mild or gentle, pacify, soothe," ultimately from mitis "gentle, soft" (from PIE *mei- "mild") + root of agere "do, make, act" (see act). First element is from PIE root *mei- "soft, mild." Related: Mitigated; mitigating; mitigates.
双语例句
- 1. action to mitigate poverty
- 减轻贫穷的行动
来自《权威词典》
- 2. Governments should endeavour to mitigate distress.
- 政府应努力缓解贫困问题.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. Do our successes mitigate our failures?
- 我们的成功是否能弥补我们的过失?
来自辞典例句
- 4. Now, to mitigate that adds the clock - out system owners to help themselves.
- 现在, 为缓解堵塞,添加了车主自助打卡系统.
来自互联网
- 5. The import and export can be significantly mitigate congestion toll - gate.
- 可大大缓解收费站进出口拥堵的情况.
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