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Related topics: Literaturebowd·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 playsbowd·ler·ize verbChineseSyllable to a all etc Corpus book, parts remove of play the |