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- an official who examines material that is about to be published, such as books, films, news, and art, and suppresses any parts that are considered obscene, politically unacceptable, or a threat to security（书籍、电影、新闻及文艺作品等的）审查员, 审查官。
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- Psychoanalysis an aspect of the superego which is said to prevent certain ideas and memories from emerging into consciousness【心理分析】潜意识抑制力。
- ORIGIN: from a mistranslation of German Zensur 'censorship', coined by Freud.
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- (in ancient Rome) either of two magistrates who held censuses and supervised public morals（古罗马负责人口调查和监督社会道德风尚的）监察官。
with obj.(常作be censored)
- examine (a book, film, etc.) officially and suppress unacceptable parts of it审查（书籍、电影等）。
派生词
censorial
adjective词源
mid 16th cent. (in sense 2)： from Latin， from censere 'assess'.