| 词汇 | abridgment |
| 释义 | abridgment noun (alsoabridgement)uk /əˈbrɪdʒ.mənt/ us /əˈbrɪdʒ.mənt/ abridgmentnoun (SHORTER VERSION)[ C ] a book, play, or piece of writing that has been made shorter by removing some details or less important information: 删节版;节略版 The books are abridgments of well-known classics.这些书是著名经典作品的节略版。 In 1676 Bauthumley published an abridgement of Foxe's Book of Martyrs.1676年，鲍特姆利出版了福克斯《殉道者之书》的节选。 [ U ] the act of making a book, play, or piece of writing shorter by removing some details or information: 删节;节略 Drastic abridgment makes this story even more difficult to understand.大幅度的删节使这个故事更加难懂。 This version of the play is marred only by some awkward abridgement.演出的这个版本的缺点只在于一些笨拙的删减。 I didn't want my work to be merely an abridgment of the hearings. The document is an English abridgment of the Japanese original. There seems to be a current enthusiasm for extreme abridgement. Books: kinds of books annual anthology audiobook backlist bestiary crammer digest dime novel e-reader easy read exercise book must-read novel novelette novelistic novelistically vade mecum workbook ya young adult You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Summaries and summarizing abridgmentnoun (REDUCTION OF RIGHTS)[ U or C ] the act of reducing someone's freedom, rights, etc., or an instance of this: He says there are laws which are completely unethical and an abridgment of freedom. The measure establishes a dangerous precedent in the abridgement of human liberty. See abridge He called the spending limits an abridgment of a party's right to free political expression. He wrote a research paper on the abridgment of the civil liberties in the United States. Government secrecy pales in comparison to the secrecy and abridgements of free expression that exist in private companies. Becoming and making smaller or less attenuate attenuated attenuating attenuation axe compress contraction dwindling ease ease someone's mindidiom ease up/off fall away halve reduce reducible reduction resize retreat trough tumble Examples of abridgmentabridgment He held that the abridgment of rights for the "common good" is never justifiable. For the abridgment of 1802 and the second full-length edition of 1810, however, he changed his tune completely. I wonder, however, if a flow chart can capture the metamorphoses of texts as they pass through successive editions, translations, abridgments, and compilations. I have made numerous modifications to facilitate the abridgment of the chapter. Most of these divergences can be classified as "abridgments" or "simplifications," especially in those tracts that represent distinctively scholastic doctrines. There is an abridgment of parliamentary power that is not necessary. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Those are interesting arguments, but they are arguments for further and further abridgment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It will therefore mean a considerable abridgment of official labour and expense. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, aside from a slight abridgment of the dialogue, this is the only major difference between the manga and the anime. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. There are hundreds of "kokugo" dictionaries in print, ranging from huge multivolume tomes to paperback abridgments. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The breadth of legislative abridgment must be viewed in the light of less drastic means for achieving the same basic purpose. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Provided with new annotations and a revised translation, the book presents an abridgment revealing the historical chronology. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Such assurance of privacy falls far short of an abridgment of freedom of the press. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. An abridgment was published by the author himself in 1703. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. There are also indications that the present work is an abridgment of a significantly larger work. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of abridgment These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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