attenuate
v[Tn]
(fml 文)
1 make (sth/sb) thin or slender 使(某事物[某人])变细或变瘦
attenuated limbs 枯瘦如柴的四肢.
2 (esp law 尤用於法律) reduce the force or value of (sth); weaken 减弱(某事物)的力量; 降低(某事物)的价值; 弱化
attenuating circumstances, ie facts that weaken the strength of an argument 情有可原的情形(可使辩论的强度减轻的事实).