mitigating
緩和する
解説 Definition
mitigating は mitigate（緩和する、和らげる）の現在分詞・動名詞です。被害、痛み、危険、影響などを軽くする行為や、そのような働きを持つものを表します。
Mitigating is the present participle or gerund of mitigate. It describes the action of making harm, pain, danger, risk, or another undesirable effect less severe, or something that is currently performing that reducing function.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
mitigating は mitigate「被害などを和らげる」の現在分詞・動名詞で、語末の無音 e を落として -ing を付けます。mitigate の末尾 /ɡeɪt/ に対し mitigating は /ɡeɪtɪŋ/。mitigating risks、noise、heat のように、問題をゼロにせず程度を軽くする場面で覚えましょう。
Start with the base verb mitigate, meaning to make something harmful or severe less serious. To form mitigating, remove the final silent e and add -ing. The base ends with the sound /ɡeɪt/, while the participle continues with /ɡeɪtɪŋ/. Fix the meaning through common objects: mitigating risks, mitigating noise, and mitigating heat. In each case, the problem is reduced rather than necessarily eliminated. This distinguishes mitigate from prevent, which suggests stopping something from occurring at all.
例文
The new policy is aimed at mitigating traffic noise.
新しい方針は交通騒音を緩和することを目的としています。
Planting trees can help in mitigating summer heat.
木を植えることは夏の暑さを和らげる助けになります。
The team focused on mitigating the risks before launch.
チームは開始前にリスクを緩和することに集中しました。
mitigating の類義語・関連語
mitigating の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 mitigare（和らげる）に由来。mitis（柔らかい・穏やかな）+ agere（行う・動かす）の合成で、「穏やかな状態にする」が原義。厳しさや被害を軽減するニュアンスを持つ。関連語：mitigate（緩和する）、mitigation（軽減）。
Mitigating is the -ing form of mitigate, which comes from Latin mitigare, “to soften, calm, or make mild.” That verb is traditionally analyzed from mitis, meaning “mild” or “gentle,” and agere, meaning “to do, drive, or make.” The resulting idea is to bring something into a milder condition. English relatives formed from the same verb include mitigation and mitigative.
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