make less severe, serious, or painful
使温和;使缓和;减轻(痛苦)
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drainage schemes have helped to mitigate this problem. 排污系统已经使问题得到缓和。
lessen the gravity of (an offence or mistake)
减轻(罪行或过错)
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[as adj.
mitigating ]he would have faced a prison sentence but for mitigating circumstances . 要不是有减轻罪行的情节,他会被判监禁。
"late Middle English: from Latin