abridge
/əˈbrɪdʒ/verb
with obj.(一般作 be abridged)
1
- shorten (a book, film, speech, or other text) without losing the sense节略, 缩短（书、电影、讲话等）：
the cassettes have been abridged from the original stories
这些盒带是从原有故事删节而成的
as adj. abridged an abridged text of his speech.他讲话的节录。
2
- Law curtail (a right or privilege)【律】剥夺（权利, 特权）。
派生词
abridgeable
adjectiveabridger
noun词源
Middle English （in the sense 'deprive of '）： from Old French abregier, from late Latin abbreviare 'cut short' （see ABBREVIATE）.