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Definition of infamous in English: infamousadjective ˈɪnfəməsˈɪnfəməs 1Well known for some bad quality or deed. 臭名昭著的，声名狼藉的 一名声名狼藉的战犯。 Example sentencesExamples - Up until the early to mid eighties, Chile was famous or infamous for cheap Spanish style reds and whites.
- Famous and infamous incidents in the world of sports will be related to the child.
- When you shake her hand, it's with an awareness of all the other hands, famous and infamous, naked and long dead, that she has shaken.
- Become famous, ideally infamous, through music which attracts teenagers and repels adults in equal degree.
- Debates about ethics have often accompanied well-known, not to say infamous, cases of alleged ethical transgression.
- Let me ask you about the most famous, or infamous, use of explosives, of course, that plane that went down.
- Of course there are far more famous or rather infamous figures in the history of the last two centuries.
- Amsterdam is famous, indeed infamous, for its relaxed laws on certain narcotic substances.
- When musicians become famous - or infamous - the hype can often overshadow their talent and technique.
- He's famous, infamous even, for many exploits, none of which, you sense, has done him anything but harm.
- How well I remember New York delicatessens, having grown up in that city made famous and infamous by recent events.
- Or was there something that took place in your village that made it famous, or infamous?
- Once society felt certain of the difference between the famous and the infamous.
- Made famous, or rather infamous, by Shakespeare, Richard is put ‘on trial’ for murdering two of his nephews.
- Still to come, some of the famous and infamous journalists who joined us during the past year.
- I've always said that he was either going to be famous for something or infamous for something.
- Names of the renowned and the infamous are forever appearing in books, articles, and primary materials.
- Two weeks ago he was again celebrated when the infamous Luas Bridge in Dundrum was named after the engineer but this time he was a Carlow man!
- However, it is those same traits that have made her famous and infamous in equal measure.
- The infamous London smog is an example of extreme air pollution.
Synonyms notorious, disreputable, ill-famed, of ill-repute legendary, fabled, well-known - 1.1 Wicked; abominable.
恶劣的；令人憎恶的 the medical council disqualified him for infamous misconduct 由于他恶劣的渎职行为，医学理事会取消了他的行医资格。 Example sentencesExamples - This goes to the heart of what the infamous international comparison was all about - objective quality.
- An infamous character might be very likely to be a charge on the State.
- Darcy writes to her, outlining his role in influencing Bingley and tells her about Wickhams infamous misconduct with Darcys sister
- He was widely regarded as a lock for the top three and a very strong contender just two weeks before his infamous misconduct.
- In the minds of many people, Judas Iscariot is one of the most wickedly infamous men of Bible History.
Synonyms abominable, outrageous, shocking, shameful, disgraceful, dishonourable, discreditable, unworthy, unprincipled, unscrupulous monstrous, atrocious, appalling, dreadful, terrible, heinous, detestable, disgusting, loathsome, hateful, wicked, vile, base, unspeakable, unforgivable, iniquitous, criminal, odious, nefarious, scandalous informal dirty, filthy, low-down British informal beastly formal egregious, flagitious, exceptionable - 1.2Law historical (of a person) deprived of all or some citizens' rights as a consequence of conviction for a serious crime.
〔律〕〈史〉（因犯重罪）被褫夺所有（或部分）公民权的 Example sentencesExamples - Amiterre legem terrae (literally, "to lose the law of the land") is a Latin phrase used in law, signifying the forfeiture of the right of swearing in any court or cause, or to become infamous.
OriginLate Middle English: from medieval Latin infamosus, from Latin infamis (based on fama 'fame'). Definition of infamous in US English: infamousadjectiveˈinfəməsˈɪnfəməs 1Well known for some bad quality or deed. 臭名昭著的，声名狼藉的 一名声名狼藉的战犯。 Example sentencesExamples - When musicians become famous - or infamous - the hype can often overshadow their talent and technique.
- Amsterdam is famous, indeed infamous, for its relaxed laws on certain narcotic substances.
- Of course there are far more famous or rather infamous figures in the history of the last two centuries.
- Debates about ethics have often accompanied well-known, not to say infamous, cases of alleged ethical transgression.
- However, it is those same traits that have made her famous and infamous in equal measure.
- He's famous, infamous even, for many exploits, none of which, you sense, has done him anything but harm.
- How well I remember New York delicatessens, having grown up in that city made famous and infamous by recent events.
- Still to come, some of the famous and infamous journalists who joined us during the past year.
- Become famous, ideally infamous, through music which attracts teenagers and repels adults in equal degree.
- Once society felt certain of the difference between the famous and the infamous.
- Up until the early to mid eighties, Chile was famous or infamous for cheap Spanish style reds and whites.
- Made famous, or rather infamous, by Shakespeare, Richard is put ‘on trial’ for murdering two of his nephews.
- Names of the renowned and the infamous are forever appearing in books, articles, and primary materials.
- Let me ask you about the most famous, or infamous, use of explosives, of course, that plane that went down.
- The infamous London smog is an example of extreme air pollution.
- Famous and infamous incidents in the world of sports will be related to the child.
- Or was there something that took place in your village that made it famous, or infamous?
- When you shake her hand, it's with an awareness of all the other hands, famous and infamous, naked and long dead, that she has shaken.
- I've always said that he was either going to be famous for something or infamous for something.
- Two weeks ago he was again celebrated when the infamous Luas Bridge in Dundrum was named after the engineer but this time he was a Carlow man!
Synonyms notorious, disreputable, ill-famed, of ill-repute - 1.1 Wicked; abominable.
恶劣的；令人憎恶的 the medical council disqualified him for infamous misconduct 由于他恶劣的渎职行为，医学理事会取消了他的行医资格。 Example sentencesExamples - This goes to the heart of what the infamous international comparison was all about - objective quality.
- He was widely regarded as a lock for the top three and a very strong contender just two weeks before his infamous misconduct.
- An infamous character might be very likely to be a charge on the State.
- Darcy writes to her, outlining his role in influencing Bingley and tells her about Wickhams infamous misconduct with Darcys sister
- In the minds of many people, Judas Iscariot is one of the most wickedly infamous men of Bible History.
Synonyms abominable, outrageous, shocking, shameful, disgraceful, dishonourable, discreditable, unworthy, unprincipled, unscrupulous - 1.2Law historical (of a person) deprived of all or some citizens' rights as a consequence of conviction for a serious crime.
〔律〕〈史〉（因犯重罪）被褫夺所有（或部分）公民权的 Example sentencesExamples - Amiterre legem terrae (literally, "to lose the law of the land") is a Latin phrase used in law, signifying the forfeiture of the right of swearing in any court or cause, or to become infamous.
OriginLate Middle English: from medieval Latin infamosus, from Latin infamis (based on fama ‘fame’). |