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源自拉丁语 'notorius'(意为‘众所周知的’),后经法语 'notoriété' 进入英语,最初指‘众所周知的状态’,后逐渐带有负面含义。
❶ 指因负面行为或事件而广为人知的状态,通常带有贬义,表示某人或某事因不良原因出名。
“The criminal gained notoriety for his daring bank robberies.”
(这名罪犯因大胆的银行抢劫而臭名昭著。)
“The restaurant achieved notoriety after a food poisoning incident.”
(这家餐厅因食物中毒事件而声名狼藉。)
achieve notoriety — 因负面事件或行为而变得广为人知,通常指不光彩的名声。
“The hacker achieved notoriety after leaking confidential data.”
(这名黑客在泄露机密数据后变得臭名昭著。)
notoriety for — 因某种特定行为或事件而出名,通常带有负面含义。
“He gained notoriety for his controversial statements.”
(他因发表有争议的言论而声名狼藉。)