单词 | censor |
释义 | censor (once / 647 pages) 1nv 2n A censor takes out things that are objectionable or inappropriate, like the censors at the TV networks bleeping out all the bad words in a show. To put it simply, a censor judges. Originating in the 1530’s, a censor was originally a Roman magistrate who took censuses and oversaw public morals. Censors today are hired by TV stations, publishers and the government to examine books, films and other material and strip out or flag all the amoral, offensive or otherwise bad stuff. Thankfully, in the U.S. free speech usually wins out over censorship. WORD FAMILYcensor: censored, censorial, censoring, censorious, censors, censorship+/censored: uncensored/censoring: censorings/censorious: censoriously/censorship: censorships USAGE EXAMPLESHis government imprisoned democratic critics and censored the press. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) To be censored and blocked rightfully naming the rise of fascism is a form of fascism itself and corporate collaboration. The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) The one concession will be that the game will be broadcast with a five-second delay — just enough time to censor any colorful language. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1 1n a person who is authorized to read publications or correspondence or to watch theatrical performances and suppress in whole or in part anything considered obscene or politically unacceptable Hyper functionary, official a worker who holds or is invested with an office 2v subject to political, religious, or moral censorship This magazine is censored by the government Hypo|Hyper blue-pencil, delete, edit cut or eliminate appraise, assess, evaluate, measure, valuate, value evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of 3v forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper) 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper ban embargo ban the publication of (documents), as for security or copyright reasons criminalise, criminalize, illegalise, illegalize, outlaw declare illegal; outlaw n someone who censures or condemns Hyper individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul a human being |
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