scandalize

动词 v.
中文释义
美 /ˈskændəlaɪz/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To cause great offense to (someone); to shock with something scandalous. transitive
    — Overhearing the lewd joke, the dowager gave a scandalized gasp.
  2. To reduce the area and efficiency of a sail by expedient means (e.g. slacking the peak and tricing up the tack) without properly reefing, thus slowing boat speed.
    — The mainsail was "scandalised" - a nautical mode of describing a sail reefed at both ends[.]
  3. To reproach. archaic,transitive
  4. To disgrace. archaic,transitive
  5. To libel; to create scandal about (someone or something). archaic,transitive

词形变化

scandalizes present,singular,third-person scandalizing participle,present scandalized participle,past scandalized past scandalise alternative,UK scandalizes present,singular,third-person scandalizing participle,present scandalized participle,past scandalized past scandalise alternative,UK

词汇关系

衍生词
scandalizable scandalization scandalizer scandalize the court

词源

词源 1
From Latin scandalizō, from Ancient Greek σκανδαλίζω (skandalízō). By surface analysis, scandal + -ize.
词源 2
From scantle.
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