scandal

scandal

英 ['skænd(ə)l]
　　美 ['skændl]

n. 醜聞；流言蜚語；誹謗；公憤

中文詞源：

scandal 醜聞，醜事

來自拉丁語 scandalum,醜聞，醜事，恥辱，來自希臘語 skandalon,陷阱，羅網，絆倒，使摔 倒，來自 PIE*skand,爬，跳，彈，詞源同 scan,descend.比喻用法。

例句：

1. His government began to unravel because of a banking scandal.
他的政府由於一起金融醜聞而開始瓦解。

2. There were fears he would be dragged down by the scandal.
有人擔心他會因醜聞而辱沒瞭身份。

3. The cast of characters in the scandal is bewilderingly large.
卷入醜聞的人多得讓人眼花繚亂。

4. The industry minister described the affair as "an absolute scandal".
工業部長將此事件形容為“絕對的醜聞”。

5. What went on was a scandal. It was a disgrace to Britain.
發生的一切是個醜聞，是給英國抹黑。