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词汇 bowdlerize
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bowdlerize

Word family nounbowdlerismbowdlerizationbowdlerizerverbbowdlerize
Related topics: Literature
bowd·ler·ize (also bowdlerise British EnglishBrE) /ˈbaʊdləraɪz/ verb [transitiveT]  
ALto remove all the parts of a book, play etc that you think might offend someone – used to show disapproval 删改,删除〔书、剧本等中认为有冒犯性的部分;含贬义〕
 a bowdlerized version of ‘Antony and Cleopatra’
《安东尼和克里奥帕特拉》的删节本
Origin bowdlerize
(1800-1900) Thomas Bowdler (1754-1825), English editor who removed impolite words from Shakespeare's plays
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