mitigate
翻譯
減輕, 緩和, 緩解
例句
They took steps to mitigate the damage.
他們採取措施以減輕損害。
New measures were introduced to mitigate the effects of pollution.
為減輕污染的影響,政府出台了新措施。
文法模式
((sth.)) 減輕(某事物) They took steps to mitigate the damage.
近義詞
同義詞: alleviate, lessen, reduce; 反義詞: aggravate, worsen
詞源
源自拉丁語「mitigare」(使變軟),由「mitis」(溫和的)和「agere」(做)組成。
記憶技巧
可以聯想「米提門」(miti-gate),把大問題變成小米粒,從門裡送出去,問題就減輕了。