censor与censure:审查与谴责,你能分清吗?


核心区别

censor = 审查、删减(不良内容);censure = 谴责、严厉批评。

例句对比

The film was censored before release.(电影在上映前被审查。)

The senator was censured for misconduct.(参议员因不当行为被谴责。)

记忆技巧

censor 少一个e = examine(审查检查);censure = reprimand(谴责训斥)。