scandal

    分析词义:

    "Scandal" 是一个名词,主要是指一种令人震惊,可能会引起公众愤怒的不道德或非法的行为或事件,常用于政治、娱乐或商业领域。例如:"A political scandal".

    例句:

    • The recent political scandal has rocked the nation. 最近的政治丑闻震动了全国。
    • His involvement in the scandal ruined his reputation. 他卷入丑闻毁了他的名声。
    • She found herself at the centre of a scandal. 她发现自己成了丑闻的中心人物。

    词根分析:

    "Scandal" 来自希腊语单词 "skandalon",它指的是困扰或者尴尬,呈现出一种阻碍或者捕获。

    相似的单词:

    • Scandalous (形容词) - something scandalous causes general public outrage by a perceived offense against morality or law.
    • Scandalize (动词) - it means to shock or horrify someone by a real or imagined violation of propriety, morality, or law.

    词缀分析:

    见于 "scandal" 的 "-al" 是一个常见的名词或形容词后缀,表示与…有关,关于…的。

    相同词缀的其他单词:

    • Personal
    • Natural
    • Fatal

    发展历史和文化背景:

    Scandal 这个词在14世纪从法语引入英语,原义 "discredit caused by irreligious or immoral action",现代的定义却有了泛化的趋势,可以用来指任何导致道德或法律的公开愤怒的行为。

    单词变形:

    复数形式: Scandals

    记忆辅助:

    可以联想到著名的美剧《丑闻》(Scandal),这部剧就是围绕政治丑闻展开的故事,可以帮助你更好记住 "scandal" 这个单词。

    小故事:

    "The mayor was embroiled in a scandal when it was uncovered he had been taking bribes. It was a shocking revelation that rocked the city." 市长卷入了一个丑闻之中,因为他接受了贿赂被揭发,这是一个震惊全城的惊人揭示。