notoriety

英 [ˌnəʊtəˈraɪəti]

美 [ˌnoʊtəˈraɪəti]

n.  恶名; 坏名声

IELTSTEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.15047 / COCA.12965

牛津词典

noun

• 恶名；坏名声
  fame for being bad in some way
  1. She achieved notoriety for her affair with the senator.
     她因为和参议员的风流韵事而声名狼藉。
  2. He gained a certain notoriety as a gambler.
     他落了个赌徒的恶名。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 声名狼藉;臭名昭著
  To achievenotorietymeans to become well-known for something bad.
  1. He achieved notoriety as chief counsel to President Nixon in the Watergate break-in.
     他因在水门事件中担任尼克松总统的首席法律顾问而声名狼藉。
  2. ...Christian Lacroix, who gained notoriety as one of Paris's most flamboyant dress designers in the 1980s.
     20世纪80年代作为巴黎最大胆出位、夸张惹眼的服装设计师之一而人尽皆知的克里斯蒂安·拉克鲁瓦

英英释义

noun

• the state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality
  Synonym:ill fame

双语例句

• China's Wei Shengchu gains notoriety for most acupuncture needles in the head and face.
  中国的韦生楚用最多数量的针灸用的银针扎满了自己的头和脸，因而声名远扬。
• At first he was bashful about the notoriety which the newspaper caused.
  最初他对报纸给他引起的狼藉名声感到很害羞。
• Carpenter: Peglegs made here can be given to pirates, boosting their notoriety.
  把这里制造的假腿给你的海盗船长，能增加他们的名声。
• He gained a certain notoriety as a gambler.
  他落了个赌徒的恶名。
• Notoriety means nothing to real servants because they know the difference between prominence and significance.
  名声对真仆人毫无意义，因为他们晓得名望与意义的分别。
• The boast was never confirmed but his notoriety brought in more traffic.
  这种自夸的说法从未得到证实，但他的名声带来了更多访问流量。
• I don't think God gives you money or notoriety for your own ego or for you to live a life of ease.
  我不认为上帝给你钱和名就会让你过得轻省。
• My creator's notoriety came not just from his genius but also from his prescience.
  我的主人是一个科学天才和先知，但也因此而“恶名昭著”。
• He achieved notoriety as chief counsel to President Nixon in the Watergate break-in.
  他因在水门事件中担任尼克松总统的首席法律顾问而声名狼藉。
• Do not mistake notoriety for distinction.
  不要把臭名错当荣誉。