"scandal" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 丑闻
• scandaloso evento (public disgrace) ?

Definition

scandal 指因不道德、违法或令人震惊的行为而引发公众愤怒或广泛关注的事件。它常常与名人、政治、商业或机构有关。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

通常用于公众性质的事件，而不是私下里轻微的过错。常见搭配有 'a political scandal', 'a sex scandal', 'be involved in a scandal', 'the scandal broke'。它比普通的 'problem' 或 'mistake' 语气更强，也更强调公开性。

Examples

The news talked about a big scandal in the government.

新闻报道了政府中的一场大**丑闻**。

The actor lost many fans after the scandal.

那位演员在这场**丑闻**后失去了很多粉丝。

People were shocked by the school scandal.

人们对学校的**丑闻**感到震惊。

The company is still trying to recover from last year's scandal.

这家公司仍在努力从去年的**丑闻**中恢复过来。

Once the scandal broke, everyone started asking questions.

这起**丑闻**一曝光，大家就开始追问了。

He says it was just a mistake, but it looks like a real scandal to me.

他说那只是个错误，但在我看来这就是一场真正的**丑闻**。