mitigated
軽減された
解説 Definition
mitigated は mitigate（軽減する、和らげる）の過去形・過去分詞です。被害・痛み・危険・影響などが軽くされた、または和らげられたことを表します。
Mitigated is the past tense and past participle of mitigate. It means that harm, pain, risk, severity, or another undesirable effect was made less serious, intense, or damaging, often through a specific action or protective measure.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
mitigated は mitigate「被害・痛み・危険などを軽減する」の過去形・過去分詞。語末の無音の e を落として -ed を付ける。mitigate /ˈmɪtɪɡeɪt/ の末尾が /t/ なので、-ed は /ɪd/ と発音し /ˈmɪtɪɡeɪtɪd/。damage was mitigated by quick action の形で覚える。
Mitigated comes from mitigate by dropping the final silent e and adding -ed. Because mitigate ends in the /t/ sound, the ending is pronounced /ɪd/, giving /ˈmɪtɪɡeɪtɪd/, not simply /d/ or /t/. Associate it with undesirable nouns such as damage, risk, effects, pain, and severity. The passive pattern was mitigated by is especially common: damage was mitigated by quick action. Unlike eliminated, mitigated does not mean that the problem disappeared completely; it means that its seriousness or impact was reduced.
例文
The damage was mitigated by quick action.
素早い対応によって被害は軽減されました。
The company mitigated the risk by changing its backup system.
その会社はバックアップシステムを変更してリスクを軽減しました。
The effects of the storm were mitigated by strong flood barriers.
強固な防水壁によって、嵐の影響は和らげられました。
mitigated の類義語・関連語
mitigated の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語の語根mitis（柔らかい）とagere（行う）が結びつき、「柔らかくする」を意味します。関連語にmitigation（緩和）や同じagere由来のagent（代理人）があります。罰や痛みの厳しさを「柔軟にする」イメージから、「軽減された」という意味になりました。
Mitigated is the past-tense and past-participle form of mitigate. Mitigate comes through Latin mitigare, meaning to soften, tame, or make mild, traditionally associated with mitis, “mild” or “gentle,” and agere, “to drive or do.” The historical image of making something milder developed naturally into reducing pain, punishment, danger, or harmful effects. Mitigation and mitigative belong to the same English word family.
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