词典释义：
释义
v.
shock or horrify (someone) by a real or imagined violation of propriety or morality
使反感，使愤慨；使震惊
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their lack of manners scandalized their hosts. 他们的无礼使主人吃了一惊。
【航海】 减小（风帆的）面积。[ORIGIN: mid 19th cent.: alteration of obsolete <Italic>scantelize</Italic>, from <Italic>scantle</Italic> ‘make small’.]
词源
"late 15th cent. （in the sense ‘make a public scandal of’）： from French