词汇 | bowdlerize |
释义 | bowdlerizeWord family nounbowdlerismbowdlerizationbowdlerizerverbbowdlerize Literaturebowd·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 (1800-1900) Thomas Bowdler (1754-1825), English editor who removed impolite words from Shakespeare's plays |
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