Word · Frequency #21845
unmitigated
未缓和的;未减轻的;完全的;十足的
核心释义
not lessened or made less severe; complete or absolute, used as an intensifier
- 1.
未减轻的;未缓和的。
Not mitigated.
未减轻的;未缓和的。;未缓和的;未减轻的;全然的;[法] 全然的;绝对的
用法In use
The outdoor concert was an unmitigated disaster because of the sudden storm.
用法提示:unmitigated 在句中修饰 disaster,表示“十足的、完全的”,强调灾难程度没有丝毫减弱。
Her face showed unmitigated joy when she received the scholarship.
用法提示:unmitigated 形容 joy,表示“纯粹的、完全的”,说明喜悦毫无保留。
The new project turned out to be an unmitigated failure despite all the planning.
用法提示:unmitigated 修饰 failure,意为“彻底的、完全的”,突出失败的程度没有减轻。
unmitigated + [noun]
作定语时,unmitigated 常放在抽象名词前,用于强调完全否定或负面的性质。
The trip was an unmitigated disaster from start to finish.
这次旅行从头到尾是一场彻头彻尾的灾难。
be unmitigated
作表语时,表示程度没有减弱,语气较正式。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- unmitigated disaster
- 彻头彻尾的灾难
- The sudden cancellation was an unmitigated disaster for the local economy.突然取消对当地经济来说是一场彻头彻尾的灾难。
- unmitigated success
- 圆满的成功
- The school play was an unmitigated success from the opening night.这出校园剧从首演之夜起就取得了圆满的成功。
- unmitigated evil
- 十足的邪恶
- Many historians called the policy an unmitigated evil.许多历史学家称这项政策为十足的邪恶。
- unmitigated gall
- 十足的厚颜无耻
- She had the unmitigated gall to blame her assistant for the mistake.她竟厚颜无耻地把错误归咎于她的助手。
- unmitigated joy
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
un-(不)+ mitigated(减轻的),想象一场灾难一点都没减轻,损失“十足的、彻头彻尾的”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:formal writing、news reporting、literary prose unmitigated 多用于正式或书面语,常见搭配如 unmitigated disaster(彻底的灾难)或 unmitigated gall(极度的厚颜)。口语中较少用,日常交流可换用 utter 或 absolute。
语法说明Grammar Note
unmitigated 作定语加强语气时,意思是‘完全的、十足的’,可译作‘彻头彻尾的’。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
“mitigated”和“litigated”与 unmitigated 押韵:重音都在 /ɪ/ 上,后面都是 /tɪɡeɪtɪd/。“castigated”“navigated”“investigated”拼写相似,但重音或元音不同(分别重读 /kæ/、/næ/、/vɛst/),所以不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.