bowdlerism
任意刪除
Bowd·ler·ize v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bowdlerized p. pr. & vb. n. Bowdlerizing ] To expurgate, as a book, by omitting or modifying the parts considered offensive; to remove morally objectionable parts; -- said of literary texts.
Syn: -- bowdlerise, expurgate, shorten, cut.
It is a grave defect in the splendid tale of Tom Jones . . . that a Bowdlerized version of it would be hardly intelligible as a tale. --F. Harrison.
-- Bowd*ler*i*za*tion n. -- Bowd*ler*ism n.
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Bowdlerism
n : censorship in the form of prudish expurgation