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单词 notorious
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Definition of notorious in English:

notorious

adjective nə(ʊ)ˈtɔːrɪəsnoʊˈtɔriəs
  • Famous or well known, typically for some bad quality or deed.

    声名狼藉的,臭名昭著的;众所周知的

    Los Angeles is notorious for its smog

    洛杉矶的烟雾是出了名的。

    he was a notorious drinker and womanizer

    他是个声名狼藉的酒鬼和玩弄女性的家伙。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Once considered painfully shy, he is now notorious for being surly and unwilling to suffer fools.
    • So Cambridge Spies is not the story of the most notorious agents in the history of spying, it's just a story.
    • The most notorious woman in Colchester's history is making a return to the town she razed to the ground.
    • For Dylan is not only the most renowned protest singer of his era but also its most notorious renegade.
    • Bills of rights are notorious for being the last ground of the desperate in litigation.
    • Three motorists had a lucky escape after a pile-up on a notorious stretch of the A350.
    • A notorious accident spot that has been the scene of horrific road crashes is the focus of a new safety plan.
    • The list is endless, but here are a few of the more notorious celebrations of recent times.
    • This was the eighth time a vehicle has hit the wall this year in what has become a notorious accident blackspot.
    • Channel Four is to film a version of Belle de Jour, one of the more notorious weblogs, now finished.
    • But he pressed on and his next task was the crossing of the notorious Kaman River.
    • But it was a pastime which landed him a spell in one of Greece's most notorious prisons.
    • The incident happened along Main Road, close to the green, in a spot notorious for accidents.
    • Bethell has become notorious for his high-profile campaign to normalise nudity.
    • A campaign to curb speeders on one of the area's most notorious roads has been given a boost.
    • In the process he became the most celebrated, or at least most notorious, journalist of his era.
    • This suggests that Matt's notorious revamp of the weekend schedule has been less than a triumph.
    • The accident took place on the notorious Fareham-to-Alton road near Mislingford.
    • But he also starred in countless films which are so bad they have become notorious.
    • The fruit is notorious for not falling off the tree, even when it is ripe to the point of spoiling.
    Synonyms
    infamous, of ill repute, with a bad reputation/name, ill-famed, scandalous
    well known, famous, famed, celebrated, renowned, fabled, legendary, noted, talked about, prominent

Origin

Late 15th century (in the sense 'generally known'): from medieval Latin notorius (from Latin notus 'known') + -ous.

  • When it appeared in the late 15th century notorious first meant just ‘commonly or generally known, famous’, as, for example, in the 1588 quotation ‘Manie of you…are men verie notorious for their learning and preaching’. However, the negative meaning had already emerged by the time the Book of Common Prayer was published in 1549: ‘Suche persones as were notorious synners.’ The word comes from Latin notus ‘known’, which is also the root of the English words note (Middle English), notice (Late Middle English), notify (Late Middle English), and notion (Late Middle English).

Rhymes

censorious, glorious, laborious, meritorious, uproarious, uxorious, vainglorious, victorious

Definition of notorious in US English:

notorious

adjectivenōˈtôrēəsnoʊˈtɔriəs
  • Famous or well known, typically for some bad quality or deed.

    声名狼藉的,臭名昭著的;众所周知的

    Los Angeles is notorious for its smog

    洛杉矶的烟雾是出了名的。

    he was a notorious drinker and womanizer

    他是个声名狼藉的酒鬼和玩弄女性的家伙。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • But he also starred in countless films which are so bad they have become notorious.
    • A notorious accident spot that has been the scene of horrific road crashes is the focus of a new safety plan.
    • Bethell has become notorious for his high-profile campaign to normalise nudity.
    • In the process he became the most celebrated, or at least most notorious, journalist of his era.
    • Once considered painfully shy, he is now notorious for being surly and unwilling to suffer fools.
    • For Dylan is not only the most renowned protest singer of his era but also its most notorious renegade.
    • But it was a pastime which landed him a spell in one of Greece's most notorious prisons.
    • Channel Four is to film a version of Belle de Jour, one of the more notorious weblogs, now finished.
    • The accident took place on the notorious Fareham-to-Alton road near Mislingford.
    • This suggests that Matt's notorious revamp of the weekend schedule has been less than a triumph.
    • The incident happened along Main Road, close to the green, in a spot notorious for accidents.
    • So Cambridge Spies is not the story of the most notorious agents in the history of spying, it's just a story.
    • Bills of rights are notorious for being the last ground of the desperate in litigation.
    • This was the eighth time a vehicle has hit the wall this year in what has become a notorious accident blackspot.
    • The most notorious woman in Colchester's history is making a return to the town she razed to the ground.
    • The list is endless, but here are a few of the more notorious celebrations of recent times.
    • A campaign to curb speeders on one of the area's most notorious roads has been given a boost.
    • Three motorists had a lucky escape after a pile-up on a notorious stretch of the A350.
    • But he pressed on and his next task was the crossing of the notorious Kaman River.
    • The fruit is notorious for not falling off the tree, even when it is ripe to the point of spoiling.
    Synonyms
    infamous, of ill repute, with a bad name, with a bad reputation, ill-famed, scandalous

Origin

Late 15th century (in the sense ‘generally known’): from medieval Latin notorius (from Latin notus ‘known’) + -ous.

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