英语词汇“scandal”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

scan·dal

(skăndl)

1. A publicized incident that brings about disgrace or offends the moral sensibilities of society: a drug scandal that forced the mayor's resignation.

2. A person, thing, or circumstance that causes or ought to cause disgrace or outrage: a politician whose dishonesty is a scandal; considered the housing shortage a scandal.

3. Damage to reputation or character caused by public disclosure of immoral or grossly improper behavior; disgrace.

4. Talk that is damaging to one's character; malicious gossip.

[French scandale, from Old French, cause of sin, from Latin scandalum, trap, stumbling block, temptation, from Greek skandalon; see skand- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

单词	scandal
释义	scan·dal (skăndl) n. 1. A publicized incident that brings about disgrace or offends the moral sensibilities of society: a drug scandal that forced the mayor's resignation. 2. A person, thing, or circumstance that causes or ought to cause disgrace or outrage: a politician whose dishonesty is a scandal; considered the housing shortage a scandal. 3. Damage to reputation or character caused by public disclosure of immoral or grossly improper behavior; disgrace. 4. Talk that is damaging to one's character; malicious gossip. [French scandale, from Old French, cause of sin, from Latin scandalum, trap, stumbling block, temptation, from Greek skandalon; see skand- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
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