| 单词 | mitigated |
| 释义 | mitigated (once / 2332 pages) adj Use the adjective mitigated to describe something that's been made less serious. If your friend gets a serious case of food poisoning, news of her mitigated symptoms will make you feel relieved. When something has lessened in intensity or seriousness, you can call it mitigated. If a judge decides on a mitigated sentence for your brother the car thief, it means he's not in quite as much trouble as he might have been, and you could say that hosting movie night at your house has mitigated, or reduced, the money you spend at the theater. The Latin root word, mitigatus, means make mild or gentle. WORD FAMILYmitigated: unmitigated+/mitigable: unmitigable/mitigate: mitigable, mitigated, mitigates, mitigating, mitigation, mitigative, mitigatory/mitigation: mitigations/unmitigable: unmitigably/unmitigated: unmitigatedest, unmitigatedly USAGE EXAMPLESThe weakest protest holds that any noxious views are mitigated, or even annulled, by the greatness of Bach’s music. The New Yorker(Dec 25, 2016) When defensive end Michael Bennett missed five games due to a knee issue, Frank Clark mitigated his absence by recording three sacks during that stretch. Seattle Times(Dec 05, 2016) His capacity for decoding opponent’s tendencies through film study has mitigated his physiological decline. New York Times(Nov 30, 2016) adj made less severe or intense he gladly accepted the mitigated penalty Syn|Ant alleviated, eased, relieved (of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear lesseneddecreased in severity; made less harsh quenched, satisfied, slakedallayed unmitigated not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; sometimes used as an intensifier arrant, complete, consummate, double-dyed, everlasting, gross, perfect, pure, sodding, staring, stark, thoroughgoing, unadulterated, utterwithout qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers bodaciousincorrigible undiminished, unrelievednot lessened or diminished |
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