expurgation
noun [ C or U ] formal uk/ˌek.spəˈɡeɪ.ʃən/ us/ˌek.spɚˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
（对文学作品中不当内容的）删减，删改;（文学作品的）删节版
the act of removing parts of a piece of writing that are considered likely to cause offence, or a piece of writing that has had parts removed like this
The publication now undergoes a great deal of expurgation. 该出版物现在经历了大量的删改。
Thomas Bowdler published expurgations of Shakespeare for family reading. 托马斯•鲍德勒出版了供家庭阅读的莎士比亚作品删节版。
See: expurgate
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- The version of the novel in circulation for many years was the expurgation by the author’s sister.
- The editor was criticized for the deliberate expurgation of content from the published diaries.
- The jury heard the story with some expurgation.