Word · Frequency #21845
unmitigated
未缓和的；未减轻的；完全的；十足的
not lessened or made less severe; complete or absolute, used as an intensifier
- 1.
Not mitigated.
未减轻的；未缓和的。
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
In use
The outdoor concert was an unmitigated disaster because of the sudden storm.
Her face showed unmitigated joy when she received the scholarship.
The new project turned out to be an unmitigated failure despite all the planning.
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。
The suffering of the refugees was unmitigated.
难民的苦难毫无减轻。
be unmitigated by [noun]
unmitigated by 意为“未被……减轻/缓和”，后接名词或名词短语。
Her enthusiasm was unmitigated by her many failures.
屡屡失败并未减弱她的热情。
Common mistakes
The pain unmitigated after he took the medicine.The pain was unmitigated after he took the medicine.
"unmitigated" 是形容词而非动词，不能单独作谓语表示“没有减轻”。表示“疼痛未减轻”时，需要用系动词 was 加形容词 unmitigated，构成系表结构。中文里“疼痛未减轻”没有系动词，学习者容易漏掉 was，但英语形容词作表语必须借助 be 动词。
The trip was unmitigated disaster from start to finish.The trip was an unmitigated disaster from start to finish.
disaster 是可数名词，前面需要限定词。unmitigated 只是修饰它的形容词，所以必须写成 an unmitigated disaster。中文没有冠词概念，学习者常漏掉 an，导致名词短语不完整。
Connections
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
- 纯粹的喜悦
- The simple gift gave her unmitigated joy.这份简单的礼物带给她纯粹的喜悦。
Learner notes
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”。
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。
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’。
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.