abridge

abridge
verb
[with obj.]
  1. (一般作 be abridged)shorten (a book, film, speech, or other text) without losing the sense
    节略，缩短（书、电影、讲话等）
    the cassettes have been abridged from the original stories.
    这些盒带是从原有故事删节而成的。
    [as adj. abridged]an abridged text of his speech.
    他讲话的节录。
  2. (Law)curtail (a right or privilege)
    (律)剥夺（权利，特权）
派生
abridgeable
adjective
abridger
noun
语源
  1. Middle English (in the sense 'deprive of'): from Old French abregier, from late Latin abbreviare 'cut short' (see abbreviate)
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