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单词 scandal
释义 scandal
n.
  1. a a thing or a person causing general public outrage or indignation. b the outrage etc. so caused, esp. as a subject of common talk. c malicious gossip or backbiting.
  2. Law a public affront, esp. an irrelevant abusive statement in court.
Phrases and idioms
scandal sheet derog. a newspaper etc. giving prominence to esp. malicious gossip.
Derivatives
scandalous adj. scandalously adv. scandalousness n.
Etymology: ME f. OF scandale f. eccl.L scandalum f. Gk skandalon snare, stumbling-block
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