丑闻 chǒuwén scandal
怎么记住“丑闻”: 丑 ugly + 闻 hear = scandal.
汉字
用法
- A scandal - 政治丑闻 (zhèngzhì chǒuwén) a political scandal, 爆出丑闻 (bàochū chǒuwén) a scandal breaks.
- Neutral news-register noun for a disgraceful, publicized affair; collocates with 曝光、掩盖、卷入.
- The 闻 here means 'news/report', so it's literally 'ugly news' that has become public.
例句
- 丑闻让他付出了失去声誉的代价。 Chǒuwén ràng tā fùchū le shīqù shēngyù de dàijià.That scandal cost him his reputation.