mitigating
adjective
uk/ˈmɪt.ɪ.ɡeɪ.tɪŋ/us/ˈmɪt̬.ə.ɡeɪ.t̬ɪŋ/formal
making something lessharmful,unpleasant, orbad:
缓和的，减轻的Are there any mitigatingcircumstances/factorsthat mighthelpexplainherappallingbehaviour?有什么理由能帮助解释她骇人的行为吗？
Compare
unmitigated
lawspecialized
causingyou tojudgeacrimeto be lessseriousor to make thepunishmentlesssevere:
可使罪行减轻的，可考虑从轻发落的Thejurymust take intoaccountany mitigatingcircumstancespresentedby thedefence, such aspreviousgoodcharacter.陪审团必须考虑辩方提出的减轻刑罚的情节，如被告以前品行良好等。
Useful or advantageous
- advantageous
- advantageously
- all-singing
- amiss
- asset
- fecund
- foil
- fruitfully
- fruitfulness
- functionally
- gainfully
- general
- productive
- productively
- profitable
- profitably
- repaysomeone'seffort, time, attention, etc.idiom
- sniff
- win-win
- worthwhile