scandal
翻译
丑闻, 丑事, 公愤
例句
The political scandal dominated the news.
这件政治丑闻占据了新闻头条。
It was a scandal that he was not punished.
他没有受到惩罚，这真是一件丑事。
语法模式
a scandal involving (sb./sth.) 涉及（某人/某事）的丑闻 It was a scandal involving a famous actor.
It is a scandal that... ……是一件丑闻 It is a scandal that they were never caught.
近义词
同义词: disgrace (耻辱), outrage (暴行), affair (事件), controversy (争议)
词源
源自希腊语“skandalon”（陷阱，绊脚石）。
记忆技巧
把丑闻想象成一个让某人声誉“绊倒”的“陷阱”。