中文翻译与英英解释

vt.
删去(书中)不妥处〔尤指不适合青少年阅读处，源出 Thomas Bowdler 1818年出版莎士比亚作删节本〕；删改。
n.
-ization

edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel"
同义词：bowdlerise, expurgate, castrate, shorten,