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scandal n.丑闻；恶意诽谤 scandal (n.) 1580s, "discredit caused by irreligious conduct," from Middle French scandale (12c.), from Late Latin scandalum "cause for offense, stumbling block, temptation," from Greek skandalon "a trap or snare laid for an enemy," in New Testament, metaphorically as "a stumbling block, offense;" originally "trap with a springing device," from PIE *skand- "to leap, climb" (see scan (v.); also see slander (n.), which is another form of the same word).Attested from early 13c., but the modern word likely is a reborrowing. Meaning "malicious gossip," also "shameful action or event" is from 1590s; sense of "person whose conduct is a disgrace" is from 1630s. Scandal sheet "sensational newspaper" is from 1939. Scandal-monger is from 1702. 【记】死 + candidate 让候选人死，发布其丑闻，其政治生涯多半就死了；音：see 干得，看你干的好事，丢人

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['skændl] 【英】 n. 丑闻；恶意诽谤(mali cious or defamatory gossip) 无

单词	scandal
音标	['skændl]
解释	n.丑闻；恶意诽谤
红宝书	【英】 n. 丑闻；恶意诽谤(mali cious or defamatory gossip)
字源	scandal (n.) 1580s, "discredit caused by irreligious conduct," from Middle French scandale (12c.), from Late Latin scandalum "cause for offense, stumbling block, temptation," from Greek skandalon "a trap or snare laid for an enemy," in New Testament, metaphorically as "a stumbling block, offense;" originally "trap with a springing device," from PIE *skand- "to leap, climb" (see scan (v.); also see slander (n.), which is another form of the same word). Attested from early 13c., but the modern word likely is a reborrowing. Meaning "malicious gossip," also "shameful action or event" is from 1590s; sense of "person whose conduct is a disgrace" is from 1630s. Scandal sheet "sensational newspaper" is from 1939. Scandal-monger is from 1702.
不择手段背单词	无
趣味全助记	【记】死 + candidate 让候选人死，发布其丑闻，其政治生涯多半就死了；音：see 干得，看你干的好事，丢人

Scandal Stumbling Block Skændl N.丑闻；恶意诽谤 英 N 丑闻；恶意诽谤(Mali

Scandal Stumbling Block Skændl N.丑闻；恶意诽谤英 N 丑闻；恶意诽谤(Mali