bowdlerize

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bowd·ler·ize (also bowdlerise British English) /ˈbaʊdləraɪz/ verb [transitive]  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→ See Verb tableOrigin bowdlerize (1800-1900) Thomas Bowdler (1754-1825), English editor who removed impolite words from Shakespeare's plays

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bowdlerize
bowd‧ler‧ize (also bowdlerise British English) /ˈbaʊdləraɪz/ verb [transitive]to remove all the parts of a book, play etc that you think might offend someone – used to show disapproval:
    a bowdlerized version of ‘Antony and Cleopatra’

bowd·ler·ize (BrE also bowd·ler·ise) BrE /ˈbaʊdləraɪz/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbaʊdləraɪz/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they bowdlerize BrE /ˈbaʊdləraɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈbaʊdləraɪz/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it bowdlerizes BrE /ˈbaʊdləraɪzɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈbaʊdləraɪzɪz/ 🔊past simple bowdlerized BrE /ˈbaʊdləraɪzd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈbaʊdləraɪzd/ 🔊past participle bowdlerized BrE /ˈbaʊdləraɪzd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈbaʊdləraɪzd/ 🔊 -ing form bowdlerizing BrE /ˈbaʊdləraɪzɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈbaʊdləraɪzɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth (usually disapproving) to remove the parts of a book, play, etc. that you think are likely to shock or offend people 删改（认为书或戏剧等中有伤风化或有冒犯性的部分）；鲍德勒化 SYN expurgate ORIGIN Named after Dr Thomas Bowdler, who in 1818 produced a version of Shakespeare from which he had taken out all the material which he considered not suitable for family use. 源自托马斯 · 鲍德勒博士 (Dr Thomas Bowdler) 的名字。他于 1818 年出版了莎士比亚戏剧的改写本，删掉了他认为不适合家庭阅读的内容。