-gate
/geɪt/combining form
- in nouns denoting an actual or alleged scandal, especially one involving a cover-up用于名词表示“（尤指有人试图掩盖的）丑闻”：
Irangate.
词源
early 1970s: suggested by the Watergate scandal in the US, 1972.
| 单词 | -gate |
| 释义 | -gate/geɪt/combining form
词源 early 1970s: suggested by the Watergate scandal in the US, 1972. |
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