单词 | famous |
释义 | famous/′feɪmǝs/ adj (1) 著(出,驰)名的(having fame;well known) [A(for)]:~people 著名人物;~native products 土产;He is a~hand at painting. 他是个绘画好手。That city is~for its scenic beauty. 那个城市以美丽的风景著称。His father is~for his kindness/as a singer. 他父亲以善良著称/是个著名的歌唱家。〖同〗well-known,noted,celebrated,notable,distinguished;〖反〗unknown,undistinguished,forgotten,uncelebrated; (2) 极好的(first-rate;excellent) (infml,旧用法):a~dinner 令人极为满意的晚宴;give a~performance 演出极为精彩的节目;win a~victory 大获全胜; ← fame n 名声(望); →′famousness n 著名;′famously adv 极好,非常令人满意地; 【辨异】 famous与celebrated及distinguished 均表示著名。famous 为常用词,如:A large crowd of people greeted the famous hero. (众人向那位著名的英雄致意。)celebrated (著名的,弛名的) 原来表示记念的,但现在则表示由于突出的品质或业绩而著名或弛名,如:He is one of the most celebrated writers in this country. (他是该国最著名的作家之一。) 而distinguished(卓越的,杰出的) 则表示享有某种声誉,如:He is a distinguished musician. (他是一位卓越的音乐家。) |
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