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Mitigation Told 英[ˌmɪtɪˈgeɪʃn 美[ˌmɪtɪˈɡeɪʃn N.缓解,减轻,平静 Phrase 为减轻罪责;为从轻处置;为了开脱 Court

单词 mitigation
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英[ˌmɪtɪˈgeɪʃn] 美[ˌmɪtɪˈɡeɪʃn]
解释
n.缓解,减轻,平静;
例句

PHRASE
为减轻罪责;为从轻处置;为了开脱
If someone, especially in a court, is told something in mitigation, they are told something that makes a crime or fault easier to understand and excuse.
例:Kieran Coonan QC told the judge in mitigation that the offences had been at the lower end of the scale...御用大律师基兰·库南对法官说这些罪行情节较轻,希望能够从宽判决。
例:In mitigation, it should be pointed out that there wasn't much incentive to make world-beating wine.作为开脱的理由也罢,应该指出酿造举世无双的葡萄酒并没有什么实际的好处。

N-UNCOUNT
减轻;缓解;缓和
Mitigation is a reduction in the unpleasantness, seriousness, or painfulness of something.
例:...the mitigation or cure of a physical or mental condition.身心状况的缓和或痊愈
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