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单词 scandalous
释义 scan·dal·ous
\ˈskandələs, -aan-\ adjective
Etymology: Middle French scandaleux, from Medieval Latin scandalosus, from Late Latin scandalum stumbling block + Latin -osus -ous
1.
 a. obsolete : constituting a spiritual or moral lapse endangering by example faith or morals
 b. obsolete, of a clergyman : endangering faith or morals through conduct or views
2. : containing shocking or defamatory information : libelous
 < only read it for the scandalous passages — Arnold Bennett >
3. : offensive to public or individual sense of propriety or morality : exciting reprobation
 < considered the publisher a scandalous person, and had refused to meet him — W.B.Yeats >
 < rumors about the scandalous treatment of the native population — H.O.Mackey >
scan·dal·ous·ly adverb
scan·dal·ous·ness noun -es
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