infamous
/ˈɪnfəməs/adjective
1- well known for some bad quality or deed臭名昭著的, 声名狼藉的:
an infamous war criminal.
一名声名狼藉的战犯。
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。
1.2
- Law, 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。
派生词
infamously
adverbinfamy
noun (pl. -ies)词源
late Middle English: from medieval Latin infamosus, from Latin infamis (based on fama 'fame').