An exposé is a news story — in a paper, on TV, or online — that digs up something people in power hoped to hide. The point is not only “here is the news”; it is “look, this was going on, and it is ugly.” You meet it with scandals: dirty money, a company lying, a famous person covering something up.

An exposé一篇exposé（揭發報導） is a news story是一則新聞報導 — in a paper, on TV, or online不管是在報紙、電視還是網路上 — that digs up something揭發某件 people in power hoped to hide有權有勢的人希望藏起來的事。 The point重點 is not only “here is the news”不只是「這是新聞」; it是 is “look, this was going on, and it is ugly.”而是「你看，這件事一直在發生，而且很醜陋」 You你 meet it with scandals會跟醜聞一起出現: dirty money黑錢, a company lying公司說謊, a famous person covering something up名人掩蓋某件事。

Journalists like the word; it feels serious and a little dramatic. Everyday talk might just say they ran a big story.

Journalists記者 like the word喜歡用這個字; it它 feels serious and a little dramatic讓人覺得很正式，又帶點戲劇性。 Everyday talk日常說法 might just say they ran a big story可能就只會說他們做了一則big story（大篇報導）。

Though actually, people sometimes write it without the accent (expose), which is a pity, because that spelling is already the verb meaning “to show or uncover.” The noun with the accent is the finished piece of reporting. People stretch it too: any sharp public reveal might get called an exposé, even when it is not quite newspaper work.

Though actually不過其實, people人們 sometimes write it without the accent有時候會把重音符號省略 (expose)寫成expose, which這 is a pity很可惜, because因為 that spelling那個拼法 is already the verb已經是動詞了 meaning “to show or uncover.”意思是「顯露、揭露」 The noun名詞 with the accent帶重音符號的那個 is the finished piece of reporting才是指完成的那篇報導。 People人們 stretch it too也會把它用得更廣: any sharp public reveal任何犀利的公開爆料 might get called an exposé都可能被稱作exposé, even when it is not quite newspaper work即使不完全是報社的正式報導。