Word · Frequency #18562
censor
检查员;审查员
a person whose job is to examine books, films, letters, etc. and remove parts considered offensive or politically unacceptable
- 1.
An official responsible for the removal or suppression of objectionable material (for example, if obscene or likely to incite violence) or sensitive content in books, films, correspondence, and other media.
负责删除或压制书籍、电影、通信等媒体中令人反感或敏感内容的官员。
- 2.
A hypothetical subconscious agency which filters unacceptable thought before it reaches the conscious mind.
一种假设的潜意识机构,在不可接受的想法进入意识之前将其过滤。
- 3.
A college or university official whose duties vary depending on the institution.
职责因机构而异的学院或大学官员。
- 4.
An algorithm that approves or rejects something on grounds of taste or morality etc.
根据品味或道德等标准批准或拒绝某物的算法。
批评者;指责者;负责删除或压制书籍、电影、通信等媒体中令人反感或敏感内容的官员。;一种假设的潜意识机构,在不可接受的想法进入意识之前将其过滤。;职责因机构而异的学院或大学官员。;根据品味或道德等标准批准或拒绝某物的算法。
In use
The publisher decided to censor a few chapters of the book to make it suitable for younger readers.
The film was heavily censored before it was released to the public.
The platform refuses to censor user comments unless they break the law.
censor sth
动词用法,表示对内容进行审查或删改。
The government censored all news about the protest.
政府审查了所有关于抗议的新闻。
be censored
被动语态,强调内容被审查或删改。
The film was censored before it could be shown in cinemas.
这部电影在影院上映前被删改了。
censor sth for sth
for 后说明被删改的原因(如暴力、政治内容)。
Connections
Collocations
- government censor
- 政府审查员
- The government censor ordered the passage removed.政府审查员要求删去这一段。
- film censor
- 电影审查员
- British film censors once cut the kissing scene.英国电影审查员一度剪掉了接吻镜头。
- censor a letter
- 审查信件
- Prison officers censored the prisoners' letters.狱警审查了囚犯的信件。
- censor the press
- 审查新闻界
- The regime censored the press during the election.该政权在选举期间对新闻界进行了审查。
- censor content
- 审查内容
- Social media companies censor content that incites violence.社交媒体公司审查煽动暴力的内容。
- heavily censored
Learner notes
Memory Tip
censor 以 c 开头,与 cut(删)同首字母:审查员见到敏感内容就删;sensor 以 s 开头,只负责感应。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:government and media、wartime correspondence、publishing and film censor 多用于正式或官方语境,表示由官方对出版物、影视、通信等内容进行审查并删改;日常口语中较少出现,比较常见于新闻、法律和行政管理等场合。
Pronunciation & Spelling
censor、sensor、censer 在非儿化读音中均读 /ˈsensə/;denser、tenser、condenser 的重读元音及后续 /nsə/ 与 censor 相同,押韵。注意 censure 是形近词,读 /ˈsenʃə/(美式常读 /ˈsenʃər/),其中的 s 受后面 u 影响发 /ʃ/,与 censor 的 /s/ 不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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