Censor

['sensə] or ['sɛnsɚ]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) 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.

(noun.) someone who censures or condemns.

(verb.) subject to political, religious, or moral censorship; 'This magazine is censored by the government'.

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解釋/意思:

(n.) One of two magistrates of Rome who took a register of the number and property of citizens, and who also exercised the office of inspector of morals and conduct.

(n.) One who is empowered to examine manuscripts before they are committed to the press, and to forbid their publication if they contain anything obnoxious; -- an official in some European countries.

(n.) One given to fault-finding; a censurer.

(n.) A critic; a reviewer.

整理:尼古拉斯

同義詞及近義詞：

n. [1]. Inspector, critic.[2]. Censurer, caviller.

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解釋/意思:

n. in ancient Rome an officer who kept account of the property of the citizens imposed taxes and watched over their morals: an officer who examines books or newspapers before they are printed: one who censures or blames.—adjs. Censō′rial belonging to a censor or to the correction of public morals; Censō′rious expressing censure: fault-finding—also Censō′rian.—adv. Censō′riously.—ns. Censō′riousness; Cen′sorship office of censor: time during which he holds office.—Censorship of the press a regulation of certain governments by which books and newspapers must be examined by officers whose approval is necessary to their publication.

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