mitigation

mitigation

英 [mɪtɪ'geɪʃ(ə)n]
　　美 [,mɪtɪ'ɡeʃən]

n. 減輕；緩和；平靜

中文詞源：

mitigation 減輕

來自mitigate,減輕。

例句：

1. In mitigation, it should be pointed out that there wasn't much incentive to make world-beating wine.
作為開脫的理由也罷，應該指出釀造舉世無雙的葡萄酒並沒有什麼實際的好處。

2. Kieran Coonan QC told the judge in mitigation that the offences had been at the lower end of the scale.
禦用大律師基蘭·庫南對法官說這些罪行情節較輕，希望能夠從寬判決。

3. All that makes up a plea in mitigation.
所有這些都是審判會上的辯護詞.

4. Defense counsel made a speech in mitigation.
為獲判刑被告律師做瞭發言.

5. But the project goes beyond disaster prevention and mitigation.
但該項目超出瞭預防和減輕災害.