scandal

/ˈskændl/ n.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

丑闻；丑事；公愤

释义与例句

n. 丑闻；丑事；公愤
an action or event that causes public outrage or shock because it is considered immoral or illegal
  1. The political scandal forced the minister to resign from office.
    这起政治丑闻迫使部长辞职。
  2. The newspaper broke the story of the financial scandal involving the bank.
    报纸爆出了涉及该银行的金融丑闻。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. It was a scandal that the company had been dumping waste in the river for years.
    那家公司多年来一直在河里倾倒垃圾，这真是令人愤慨的事。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 scandal 指“丑闻”，常与 political、financial、sex 等搭配；注意与 sandal（凉鞋）区分。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • scandalous 可耻的；令人愤慨的；诽谤性的
    scandal 的形容词形式，指引起丑闻的或令人震惊的。
  • scandalise 使震惊；使愤慨
    动词形式，意为使某人感到震惊或愤慨。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • sandal 凉鞋
    scandal 是“丑闻、丑事”；sandal 是“凉鞋”，两者拼写相似但含义完全不同。
    She wore a pair of comfortable leather sandals to the beach. 她穿着一双舒适的皮凉鞋去了海滩。
常见搭配
  • political scandal 政治丑闻
    The political scandal dominated the news for several weeks. 这起政治丑闻连续数周占据新闻头条。
  • cause a scandal 引起丑闻；引发公愤
    His behaviour at the party caused quite a scandal. 他在晚会上的行为引起了不小的丑闻。
  • a sex scandal 性丑闻
    The movie star's career was ruined by a sex scandal. 那位影星的事业因性丑闻而毁于一旦。