"scandal" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 醜聞

Definition

scandal 指因不道德、違法或令人震驚的行為而引發公眾憤怒或廣泛關注的事件。它常常與名人、政治、商業或機構有關。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

通常用於公眾性質的事件，而不是私下裡輕微的過錯。常見搭配有 'a political scandal', 'a sex scandal', 'be involved in a scandal', 'the scandal broke'。它比普通的 'problem' 或 'mistake' 語氣更強，也更強調公開性。

Examples

The news talked about a big scandal in the government.

新聞報導了政府中的一場大**醜聞**。

The actor lost many fans after the scandal.

那位演員在這場**醜聞**後失去了很多粉絲。

People were shocked by the school scandal.

人們對學校的**醜聞**感到震驚。

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

這家公司仍在努力從去年的**醜聞**中恢復過來。

Once the scandal broke, everyone started asking questions.

這起**醜聞**一曝光，大家就開始追問了。

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

他說那只是一個錯誤，但在我看來這就是一場真正的**醜聞**。