Word · Frequency #13838
scandalous
可耻的；丢脸的；令人震惊的
Causing or having the nature of a scandal; extremely disgraceful or shameful.
- 1.
Of a thing: causing or having the nature of a scandal; regarded as so immoral or wrong as to be extremely disgraceful; despicable, shameful.
(事物)引起丑闻的；可耻的；丢脸的
- 2.
giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation; ; - Thackeray
冒犯道德感并损害声誉的
- 3.
Of a person: delighted by scandal.
(人)爱传播丑闻的；对丑闻津津乐道的
- 4.
Of speech or writing: defamatory, malicious.
(言论或文字)诽谤的；恶意的
- 5.
Exceeding reasonable limits; outrageous.
超出合理限度的；极其过分的；骇人听闻的
- 6.
Of information, a statement, etc.: not pertinent to a matter; irrelevant, and bringing the court into disrepute.
(信息、陈述等)与案件无关且损害法庭声誉的
过分的；不像话的；骇人听闻的；诽谤性的；恶意的；爱听/传播丑闻的；对丑闻津津乐道的；不相干的；有损法庭声誉的；(事物)引起丑闻的；可耻的；丢脸的
In use
It is scandalous that the company fired the employee for reporting safety violations.
The newspaper published a scandalous story about the politician's private life.
His scandalous behavior at the party embarrassed everyone.
scandalous behavior
scandalous + noun
scandalous 常作定语，修饰引起丑闻或丢脸的名词。
The newspaper published scandalous rumors about the politician.
报纸发表了关于这位政治家的可耻谣言。
It is scandalous that + clause
该句型强调某种行为或情况令人愤慨。
It is scandalous that the company polluted the river for years.
这家公司多年来污染河流，真是可耻。
Connections
Collocations
- scandalous behavior
- 可耻的行为；丑行
- His scandalous behavior at the conference made headlines.他在会议上的可耻行为登上了头条。
- scandalous rumor
- 骇人听闻的谣言
- The scandalous rumor about the politician was later denied.关于那位政治家的骇人听闻的谣言后来被否认了。
- scandalous allegation
- 诽谤性指控
- The company sued the tabloid for making scandalous allegations.该公司以诽谤性指控为由起诉了这家小报。
- scandalous affair
- 丑闻；风流韵事
- The scandalous affair between the two stars dominated the news.两位明星之间的风流韵事占据了新闻头条。
- scandalous conduct
- 可耻行为；劣行
- The judge was removed for scandalous conduct.这名法官因可耻行为而被免职。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 scandal（丑闻）和 ous 记成“像丑闻一样”，丑闻自然是可耻、丢脸的。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：新闻评论、日常闲聊、正式写作 scandalous 的核心义是“可耻的、令人震惊的”，在新闻报道和日常口语中都比较常见，多用于形容行为、事件、言论等，带有强烈的负面判断。用于价格、待遇等时意为“过分、不像话”，略带夸张。注意它几乎总是贬义。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -ous 结尾，但均不与 scandalous /ˈskændələs/ 押韵。主要区别在于重读音节和元音：dangerous 重音在第一音节但元音为 /eɪ/，mountainous 为 /aʊ/，poisonous 为 /ɔɪ/；ridiculous 和 outrageous 重音在后面的音节。它们只是拼写上的相似词。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.