Total, with nothing to soften it. It goes in front of a noun and makes that noun as strong as it can possibly be: 'an unmitigated disaster' means a disaster with not one single good part; 'an unmitigated success' means a success with no downside at all.

Total, with nothing to soften it完全的，沒有任何東西能把它緩和下來。it goes in front of a noun這個字放在名詞前面，and makes that noun as strong as it can possibly be把那個名詞的語氣拉到最強：'an unmitigated disaster'「an unmitigated disaster」means a disaster with not one single good part指的是一場沒有一絲好處的災難；'an unmitigated success'「an unmitigated success」means a success with no downside at all則是指完全沒有缺點的成功。

The dictionary line says 'completely bad or good', and here is the honest truth behind that: in real life it goes with bad words far more often than good ones. 'Unmitigated disaster', 'unmitigated failure', 'unmitigated nonsense' are common; 'unmitigated success' does happen, but you will hear it much less.

the dictionary line says 'completely bad or good'字典的解釋寫著『completely bad or good』，and here is the honest truth behind that不過老實說背後的真相是：in real life it goes with bad words far more often than good ones現實生活中它跟壞的字搭配的頻率，遠比跟好的字搭配高得多。'unmitigated disaster', 'unmitigated failure', 'unmitigated nonsense' are common『unmitigated disaster』、『unmitigated failure』、『unmitigated nonsense』很常見；'unmitigated success' does happen『unmitigated success』也會出現，but you will hear it much less但你聽到的機會少很多。

There is also a slightly old-fashioned, theatrical flavour to it — a writer or an angry speaker choosing a big word for effect. 'He is an unmitigated liar' sounds heavier and more literary than 'he is a total liar'.

There is also a slightly old-fashioned, theatrical flavour to it這個字還帶著一點過時、戲劇化的味道——a writer or an angry speaker choosing a big word for effect像是作家或生氣的人為了效果而選用的大字眼。'He is an unmitigated liar' sounds heavier and more literary than 'he is a total liar'『He is an unmitigated liar』聽起來比『he is a total liar』更沉重、更文謅謅。

Note that it lives almost entirely before nouns; people do not say 'the disaster was unmitigated' in that meaning.

Note that it lives almost entirely before nouns要注意它幾乎只出現在名詞前面；people do not say 'the disaster was unmitigated' in that meaning這個意思下，大家不會說『the disaster was unmitigated』。

Careful readers may notice the separate technical use of 'unmitigated' meaning 'not made less severe' (unmitigated risk, unmitigated climate change) — that one is a different, more literal use in reports and science.

Careful readers may notice the separate technical use of 'unmitigated'細心的讀者可能會注意到『unmitigated』還有另一個技術性用法, meaning 'not made less severe'意思是「沒有被減輕」 (unmitigated risk, unmitigated climate change)（像 unmitigated risk 未減輕的風險、unmitigated climate change 未緩解的氣候變遷）——that one is a different, more literal use in reports and science那是另一個更字面的用法，出現在報告和科學文章裡。