a·bridge·ment
noun/əˈbrɪdʒmənt/
/əˈbrɪdʒmənt/
(also abridgment)
[uncountable, countable]- the process of making a book, play, etc. shorter by leaving parts out; a version of a book, play, etc. that has been made shorter in this way
删节，节略（书籍、剧本等） - Abridgement of this complex text was extremely difficult.
删节这个复杂的文本是极其困难的。 - an abridgement of Forster’s ‘Life of Dickens’
福斯特的《狄更斯传》的节选
- Abridgement of this complex text was extremely difficult.