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Related topics: Newspapers, printing, publishingex·pur·gat·ed /ˈekspəɡeɪtɪd $ -ər-/ adjective TCNan expurgated book, play etc has had some parts removed because they are considered harmful or offensive 〔书籍、剧本等因被认为有害或不雅而〕被删节的，经删改的 an expurgated version of her writings 她的著作的删节本 —expurgate verb [transitive]Examples from the Corpusexpurgated• She gave an expurgated account of the ghastly happenings in Keele, and then was silent while he waited for her instructions.• Afterwards she went back to Emma and gave her an expurgated version.Origin expurgated (1600-1700) Latin past participle of expurgare, from purgare; → PURGE1ex·pur·gat·ed adjectiveChineseSyllable an book, some has expurgated Corpus had play etc |