bowdlerize
/ˈbaʊdləraɪz/(亦作-ise)
verb
with obj.
- 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删节, 删改（尤指删去书中不妥的地方后引起文章缺乏说服力）：
as adj. bowdlerized a bowdlerized version of the story.该故事的删节本。
派生词
bowdlerism
nounbowdlerization
noun词源
mid 19th cent.: from the name of Thomas Bowdler （1754-1825）, who published an expurgated edition of Shakespeare in 1818, + -IZE.