| 单词 | abridgement |
| 释义 | abridgement (once / 27109 pages) n WORD FAMILY abridgement: abridgements+/abridge: abridged, abridgement, abridger, abridges, abridging, abridgment/abridged: unabridged/abridger: abridgers/abridgment: abridgments USAGE EXAMPLESThat is a horrifying abridgement of judicial independence, a purely political power grab that strikes at the heart of our constitutional structure. Slate(Oct 20, 2016) Yet California’s Supreme Court has held that the mere abridgement of a fundamental state right like education is enough to contest an equal-protection violation. Wall Street Journal(Jun 09, 2016) But it is a particularly sad chapter when lawmakers would muster the temerity to attempt an abridgement of athletes’, or anyone’s, freedom of speech. Washington Post(Dec 16, 2015) n a shortened version of a written work Syn|Hyper abridgment, capsule, condensation sum-up, summary a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form |
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