单词 | self-censorship |
释义 | > as lemmasself-censorship self-censorship n. Brit. , U.S. control of one's own speech, writing, or actions, so as to avoid what is considered undesirable or unsuitable.ΚΠ 1845 N. P. Willis Dashes at Life with Free Pencil 163/1 One year of such united self-censorship would so purify the public habit of news-reading, that an offence against propriety would at least startle and alarm the public sense. 1932 Burlington Mag. May 265/2 So restrained is his manner, so constant his self-censorship,..that a vital principle will be enshrined in one brief sentence. 2015 Toronto Star (Nexis) 20 May a12 A climate of fear that leads to self-censorship, adding to the veil of ignorance behind which the government operates. < as lemmas |
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