Word · Frequency #11489
mitigate
减轻；缓和
To make something less severe, serious, or painful.
- 1.
To reduce, lessen, or decrease and thereby to make less severe or easier to bear.
减轻,缓和；使不那么严重或更易承受。
- 2.
To downplay.
淡化,轻描淡写。
淡化；轻描淡写；减轻,缓和；使不那么严重或更易承受。；淡化,轻描淡写。；温和；缓和
In use
Planting trees helps mitigate the effects of climate change.
The new safety measures mitigated the risk of accidents.
She took steps to mitigate her stress by practicing yoga daily.
mitigate + noun phrase (direct object)
及物动词，后直接接宾语，常见于正式语境。
The government implemented policies to mitigate the economic downturn.
政府实施了政策以缓解经济衰退。
mitigate + the + noun + of + noun phrase
常用搭配为mitigate the effects/impact/risks of something。
New technologies can mitigate the impact of natural disasters.
新技术可以减轻自然灾害的影响。
be mitigated by + noun phrase (passive)
被动语态强调减轻的动作承受者。
Connections
Collocations
- mitigate risk
- 降低风险
- The company took steps to mitigate risk before launching the new product.公司在推出新产品之前采取措施降低风险。
- mitigate the impact
- 减轻影响
- Planting trees can help mitigate the impact of urban heat.植树有助于减轻城市热岛效应的影响。
- mitigate damage
- 减少损害
- Early warnings helped mitigate the damage caused by the storm.早期预警有助于减少风暴造成的损害。
- mitigate concerns
- 缓解担忧
- The CEO's statement did little to mitigate investors' concerns.首席执行官的声明几乎没有缓解投资者的担忧。
- mitigate climate change
- 减缓气候变化
- Reducing carbon emissions is essential to mitigate climate change.减少碳排放对于减缓气候变化至关重要。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
mitigate 里有 gate（门）：把压力或灾祸关在门外，事态就减轻缓和了。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：学术写作、正式报告、法律或政策文件 mitigate 比较常用于正式或书面语境，如学术写作、正式报告和法律或政策文件；在日常口语中较少出现。它既可表示“减轻、缓和”，也可表示“淡化、轻描淡写”，具体含义需看上下文。
Grammar Note
及物动词，后接宾语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only litigate (/ˈlɪtɪɡeɪt/) is a true rhyme with mitigate (/ˈmɪtɪɡeɪt/), sharing the stressed /ɪ/ and the following /tɪɡeɪt/. The other -igate words are useful spelling lookalikes but have different stressed vowels: castigate (/kæ/), fumigate (/fjuː/), navigate (/næ/), and investigate (stressed on /ves/).
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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