abridged

a·bridge

A0023300 (ə-brĭj′)tr.v. a·bridged, a·bridg·ing, a·bridg·es 1. To reduce the length of (a written text); condense: The editor abridged the manuscript by cutting out two chapters. See Synonyms at shorten.2. To limit; curtail: an unconstitutional law that abridged the rights of citizens.

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[Middle English abregen, from Old French abregier, from Late Latin abbreviāre, to shorten; see abbreviate.]

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a·bridg′er n.

abridged

(əˈbrɪdʒd) adjshortened; condensed

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

abridged - (used of texts) shortened by condensing or rewriting; "an abridged version"short - primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration; "a short life"; "a short flight"; "a short holiday"; "a short story"; "only a few short months"unabridged - (used of texts) not shortened; "an unabridged novel"

abridged

adjective shortened, shorter, reduced, brief, potted (informal), trimmed, diminished, pruned, summarized, cut, compressed, curtailed, concise, condensed, abbreviated an abridged version of her new novel
increased, expanded, prolonged, protracted, diffuse, amplified, drawn out, unabridged, unabbreviated

Translations

节略的

abridge

(əˈbridʒ) verb to make (especially a book) shorter. 將…(尤指書籍)縮減 节略，删节 aˈbridged adjective 經縮減的 节略的aˈbridg(e)ment noun 精華版(本) 节略，节本