expurgated
adjective formal uk/ˈek.spə.ɡeɪ.tɪd/ us/ˈek.spɚ.ɡeɪ.t̬ɪd/
（文学作品因含有不当内容而）被删减的
(of a piece of writing) with parts removed, usually because they are considered likely to cause offence
Only an expurgated version of the novel has been published so far. 迄今为止，这本小说只出版过一个删减版。
The play will be available to school drama clubs in an expurgated form. 该剧将以删减的形式提供给学校戏剧俱乐部。
See: expurgate
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- Hip-hop fans have come to expect that many of their favourite songs will reach radio in expurgated form.
- It was up to the committee to decide whether the expurgated evidence should be published.
- That draft was reviewed by the agency’s review board and came back heavily expurgated.