adj.緩和的；減輕的

If duty is the natural mitigant of one's preoccupation with the course of future events,then people who are powerful have duty placed on them whether they like it or not 如果責(zé)任是指一個(gè)人控制未來事情發(fā)展的自然結(jié)果的話，那么有權(quán)力的人就應(yīng)該承擔(dān)責(zé)任而不管他們喜不喜歡