bowdlerize
vt. 刪除(書刊、劇本等中)有傷風化的詞語或場面
To bowdlerize a book or film means to take parts of it out before publishing it or showing it.
I'm bowdlerizing it — just slightly changing one or two words so listeners won't be upset.
我在對它作些改動——只是改換個別字眼,好讓聽眾更容易接受。
...a bowdlerised version of the song.
這首歌曲的刪節版
1. edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate;
If you bowdlerize Story of the Wing , it wouldn't be as interesting a book.
如果刪除《西廂記》裡的不雅文字, 讀起來就沒那麼有趣了.