英语词汇“bowdlerize”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

bowdlerize

/ˈbaʊdlərʌɪz

(also bowdlerise)

verb [with object]

Remove material that is considered improper or offensive from (a text or account), especially with the result that the text becomes weaker or less effective: (as adjective bowdlerized) a bowdlerized version of the story...

Other books were bowdlerized, including Boccaccio's Decameron and Castiglione's The Courtier.
In 1979, he discovered that ‘some cubby-hole editors’ had bowdlerized his book in 98 places.
Mistress Quickly's lines were severely bowdlerized in the 19th century.

Synonyms

expurgate, censor, blue-pencil, cut, edit, redact;

make cuts to, delete parts of, make deletions in;

purge, purify, sanitize, make presentable, make acceptable, make palatable, water down, emasculate

informal clean up

Derivatives

bowdlerism

noun ...

This classic example of politically correct bowdlerism is not the end of the world, to be sure.
So long as I am a school director I will raise my voice against bowdlerism, and censorship of any kind.
This edition restores Hardy's original punctuation and removes the bowdlerisms forced upon the text on its initial publication.

bowdlerization

/baʊdlərʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n

/ noun ...

But none of this comes close to making up for what is a standard made-for-television biography eviscerated by massive, inexcusable bowdlerization.
But the Hollywood treatment reflected the bowdlerization of the era.
As the example shows, bowdlerization is not only dishonest, it leads to dumbing down of language and ideas.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from the name of Dr Thomas Bowdler (1754–1825), who published an expurgated edition of Shakespeare in 1818, + -ize.

单词	bowdlerize
释义	bowdlerize /ˈbaʊdlərʌɪz / (also bowdlerise) verb [with object] Remove material that is considered improper or offensive from (a text or account), especially with the result that the text becomes weaker or less effective: (as adjective bowdlerized) a bowdlerized version of the story... Other books were bowdlerized, including Boccaccio's Decameron and Castiglione's The Courtier. In 1979, he discovered that ‘some cubby-hole editors’ had bowdlerized his book in 98 places. Mistress Quickly's lines were severely bowdlerized in the 19th century. Synonyms expurgate, censor, blue-pencil, cut, edit, redact; make cuts to, delete parts of, make deletions in; purge, purify, sanitize, make presentable, make acceptable, make palatable, water down, emasculate informal clean up Derivatives bowdlerism noun ... This classic example of politically correct bowdlerism is not the end of the world, to be sure. So long as I am a school director I will raise my voice against bowdlerism, and censorship of any kind. This edition restores Hardy's original punctuation and removes the bowdlerisms forced upon the text on its initial publication. bowdlerization /baʊdlərʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n / noun ... But none of this comes close to making up for what is a standard made-for-television biography eviscerated by massive, inexcusable bowdlerization. But the Hollywood treatment reflected the bowdlerization of the era. As the example shows, bowdlerization is not only dishonest, it leads to dumbing down of language and ideas. Origin Mid 19th century: from the name of Dr Thomas Bowdler (1754–1825), who published an expurgated edition of Shakespeare in 1818, + -ize.
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