unexpurgated
/ˌʌnˈekspəɡeɪtɪd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌʌnˈekspərɡeɪtɪd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌən-ˈek-spər-ˌgā-təd How to pronounce unexpurgated (audio)/ (ame, mw)
unexpurgated — 形容詞
- unexpurgatedpositive
- more unexpurgatedcomparative
- most unexpurgatedsuperlative
1. describes a book, film, or other work that keeps all of its original material —
未刪節
保留所有原文，含可能冒犯內容
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.
Piotr 從大學圖書館的珍本室借出了《查泰萊夫人的情人》的未刪節版。
usually before noun: unexpurgated edition / unexpurgated version
Yuki chose the unexpurgated novel to read every passage the author had written.
Yuki 選擇了未刪節版的小說，以便讀到作者原本寫下的每一個段落。
Ravindra's professor required the unexpurgated text for the seminar on twentieth-century banned books.
Ravindra 的文學教授要求課堂使用未刪節文本來討論二十世紀的禁書。
After years of searching, Felix found an unexpurgated recording of the comedian's 1978 live show.
經過多年的尋找，Felix 終於找到了那位喜劇演員 1978 年原始現場演出的未刪節錄音。
The publisher released an unexpurgated edition for adults alongside a milder classroom version.
出版社同時發行了成人版的未刪節版本以及較溫和的課堂版本。
- 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.