expurgate
의미: To remove objectionable, offensive, or inappropriate content from a text, document, or other work, typically before publication or public release.
Expurgate is closely associated with censorship and editorial bowdlerisation, and often carries a faintly disapproving connotation — suggesting that the removal diminishes the original work. It is most commonly encountered in literary criticism, publishing, and discussions of intellectual freedom. The adjective 'expurgated' frequently modifies 'edition,' 'version,' or 'text.' The word is related to but distinct from 'redact,' which implies concealing specific information rather than removing offensive material.
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- The publisher released an expurgated edition of the memoirs, stripping out passages deemed libellous by the legal team. 出版社发行了一个删节版的回忆录,去除了被法律团队认定为诽谤性的段落。La editorial publicó una edición expurgada de las memorias, eliminando los pasajes considerados difamatorios por el equipo jurídico.出版社は回顧録の削除版を発行し、法務チームが名誉毀損に該当すると判断した箇所を削った。출판사는 법무팀이 명예훼손에 해당한다고 판단한 구절을 삭제한 회고록의 삭제판을 발행했다.
- Victorian editors routinely expurgated Shakespeare's plays to make them suitable for family reading. 维多利亚时代的编辑常常对莎士比亚的戏剧进行删改,使其适合家庭阅读。Los editores victorianos expurgaban sistemáticamente las obras de Shakespeare para hacerlas aptas para la lectura familiar.ヴィクトリア朝の編集者たちは、家庭での読書に適するようシェイクスピアの戯曲を日常的に削除・改変した。빅토리아 시대의 편집자들은 가정에서의 독서에 적합하도록 셰익스피어의 희곡을 일상적으로 삭제·수정했다.
- Critics argued that expurgating the archive would deprive future historians of essential evidence about the period. 批评者认为,对档案进行删改将使未来的历史学家失去关于该时期的重要证据。Los críticos argumentaron que expurgar el archivo privaría a los futuros historiadores de pruebas esenciales sobre el período.批評家たちは、アーカイブを削除すれば、将来の歴史家からその時代に関する不可欠な証拠を奪うことになると主張した。비평가들은 기록 보관소의 내용을 삭제하면 미래의 역사학자들에게서 그 시대에 관한 필수적인 증거를 빼앗게 될 것이라고 주장했다.
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사용 가이드
맥락: academic, professional
어조: neutral
기원과 역사
From Latin expurgare (to cleanse, purify), from ex- (out, thoroughly) and purgare (to purge, clean). Entered English in the early 17th century.
문화적 배경
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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