unexpurgated
/ˌʌnˈekspəɡeɪtɪd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌʌnˈekspərɡeɪtɪd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌən-ˈek-spər-ˌgā-təd How to pronounce unexpurgated (audio)/ (ame, mw)
unexpurgated — adjective
- unexpurgatedpositive
- more unexpurgatedcomparative
- most unexpurgatedsuperlative
1. describes a book, film, or other work that keeps all of its original material —
describes a book, film, or other work that keeps all of its original material — nothing has been removed to avoid offending or shocking people who read or watch it
Piotr borrowed the unexpurgated edition of 'Lady Chatterley's Lover' from his university's rare book room.
usually before noun: unexpurgated edition / unexpurgated version
Yuki chose the unexpurgated novel to read every passage the author had written.
Ravindra's professor required the unexpurgated text for the seminar on twentieth-century banned books.
After years of searching, Felix found an unexpurgated recording of the comedian's 1978 live show.
The publisher released an unexpurgated edition for adults alongside a milder classroom version.
- uncensored
strongly implies removal by an authority (government, publisher); unexpurgated can also mean removal by the author or editor
- unabridged
focuses on completeness of length, not removal of offensive parts; a book can be unabridged but still expurgated
- complete
more general term; does not specifically signal that potentially offensive content was kept
- expurgated
direct opposite; material has been removed to avoid causing offence
- censored
stronger implication of official or institutional removal of content
- bowdlerized
refers specifically to removing material considered improper, after Thomas Bowdler's family edition of Shakespeare
文法句型
unexpurgated + noun
用法筆記
Usually appears before a noun (unexpurgated edition, unexpurgated text). The word carries a neutral to positive tone when the focus is on completeness, but may imply controversy when the focus is on the offensive material being retained.