Scandal is great entertainment because it allows people to feel contempt, a moral emotion that gives feeling of moral superiority while asking nothing in return.
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n. 娱乐，消遣;招待，款待;娱乐节目;
💡 entertain娱乐，款待+ment表名词 → 娱乐，款待
"It's not just mindless entertainment, it's a film with a message."
它并不是一部没有意思的娱乐片, 而是一部有寓意的影片.
近义：hobby, attractions, pastime, avocation, play, playtime
反义：monotony, tediousness, tedium, weariness, yawn, ennui
conj. 因为;
💡 cause, cuse 表原因,目的;司法程序,诉讼
"He was arrested because of his political affiliation."
他因所属政党的关系而被捕。
近义：since, whereas, for, forasmuchas
n. 人，人类;居民;人民;种族;
vt. 居住于，布满;使住满人，在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义：populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反义：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
n. 轻视;轻蔑;（对规则、危险等的）藐视;不顾;
💡 con共同+tempt轻视→藐视
"She looked at him with contempt ."
她轻蔑地看着他。
近义：scorn, scornfulness, sneer, spurn, superciliousness, contemptuousness
adj. 道德的，道义上的;精神上的;无疑的，当然的;教导道德的;
n. 寓意，教训;（尤指男女间的）品行;格言;〈古〉相对者;
💡 mor道德+al...的 → 道德的
"My sister came along just to give me some moral support."
我姐姐只是过来给我一些道义上的支持。
近义：parable, corollary, principled, righteous, deontological, ethical
反义：immodest, indecent, iniquitous, lewd, obscene, piacular
n. 感觉，知觉，情绪;感情;气氛;
adj. 富有感情的，有感觉的;有同情心的，仁慈的;
v. 感觉;认为(feel的现在分词);
💡 feel感觉+ing行业,状态，行为 →感情
"She has no feeling for the suffering of others."
她对别人的痛苦没有同情心.
近义：impression, pathos, sensation, sentiment, thrill, idea