To scandalize people is to shock them in a moral way. They do not only say "oh!" They feel that what you did, or what they heard, is wrong, shameful, or too much.

To scandalize peoplescandalize某人is to shock them in a moral way是在道德上讓他們震驚。They do not only say “oh!”他們不只是說「喔！」而已——They feel that what you did, or what they heard他們會覺得你做的事、或他們聽到的事，is wrong, shameful, or too much是不對的、丟臉的，或太過分了。

A teacher who lied about exam marks might scandalize parents. A film that is very rude might scandalize older viewers.

A teacher who lied about exam marks一個謊報考試成績的老師might scandalize parents可能會scandalize家長。A film that is very rude一部非常粗俗的電影might scandalize older viewers可能會scandalize年紀較大的觀眾。

The word is a little formal and a little old-fashioned. In everyday talk people more often say shock, or "I can't believe they did that." There is also a spelling scandalise, more common in British English; both are used.

The word is a little formal and a little old-fashioned這個詞有點正式、也有點過時。In everyday talk people more often say shock日常講話裡人們更常說shock，or “I can't believe they did that.”或是「我不敢相信他們居然這樣做」。There is also a spelling scandalise另外也有scandalise這種拼法，more common in British English在英式英文裡比較常見；both are used兩種拼法都有人用。

You scandalize someone — the people who feel the shock. You do not "scandalize a story". The ugly event is a scandal; scandalize is what that event does to people's feelings.

You scandalize someonescandalize後面接的對象是人——the people who feel the shock也就是感到震驚的那些人。You do not “scandalize a story”你不會說「scandalize a story」。The ugly event is a scandal那件難堪的事本身叫scandal；scandalize is what that event does to people's feelingsscandalize則是那件事對人們感受造成的作用。