mitigate的词源

英文词源

mitigate (v.)

early 15c., "relieve (pain)," from Latin mitigatus, past participle of mitigare "soften, make tender, ripen, mellow, tame," figuratively, "make mild or gentle, pacify, soothe," ultimately from mitis "gentle, soft" (from PIE *mei- "mild") + root of agere "do, make, act" (see act). First element is from PIE root *mei- "soft, mild." Related: Mitigated; mitigating; mitigates.

中文词源

mitigate：减轻

来自拉丁语mitigare,成熟，变软，温顺，来自mitis,成熟的，柔软的，-ig,做，词源同agent.引申词义减轻，缓和。

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