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词汇 bowdlerization
释义 bowdlerization
noun[ C or U ]
 often disapprovinguk /ˌbaʊd.lə.raɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ us /ˌbaʊd.lɚ.əˈzeɪ.ʃən//ˌboʊd.lɚ.əˈzeɪ.ʃən/(UK usuallybowdlerisation)
the action of removing or changing words or parts from a book, play, or film that are considered to be unsuitable or offensive:
His editorial work included some bowdlerisation of rather crude folk tales.
The film versions of these classic works were no more than pathetic bowdlerizations of the originals.
Related words
bowdlerize
bowdlerized
He criticizes the bowdlerisation of Anne Frank's diaries.
What will be the next gruesome fairy tale to undergo bowdlerization by Hollywood?
His editor made few suggestions other than bowdlerisations.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Editing & compiling
abridged
anthologist
blue pencil
bowdlerize
bowdlerized
co-edit
compile
copy edit
dub
excerpt
over-edit
post-editing
proofreading
recension
redact
revise
undubbed
unfiltered
unindexed
unrevised

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