单词 | scandal |
释义 | Word Frequency scandal(ˈskændəl) noun 1. a disgraceful action or event his negligence was a scandal 2. censure or outrage arising from an action or event 3. a person whose conduct causes reproach or disgrace 4. malicious talk, esp gossip about the private lives of other people 5. law a libellous action or statement verb (transitive) obsolete 6. to disgrace 7. to scandalize Derived forms scandalous (ˈscandalous) adjective scandalously (ˈscandalously) adverb scandalousness (ˈscandalousness) noun Word origin C16: from Late Latin scandalum stumbling block, from Greek skandalon a trap |
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