九乡新闻网跑男第四季第三期直播:考研英语词汇复习（16）
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形容词 famous、well-known、eminent、prominent、
renowned、extinguished
佳中
这组词都含有“著名的”、“闻名的”意思。
famous 和well-known是一般用词，指在较大的范围、较长时间内为人们众所周知。
1)
(中国出产丝绸而闻名于世。)
2) A very well-known pop band is coming to your town.
(一个非常知名的流行乐队即将到你们城市演出。)
eminent 指某一领域，特别是学术、科学，艺术等方面较为杰出，指同行中出类拔萃。prominent 指享有较大社会地位名声。
1) He is eminent as a sculptor and as a portrait painter in
（在欧洲他是一位有名气的雕塑家和肖像画家。）
2) Several prominent men in the town were present at the opining ceremony of the conference.
（城里几名著名人士出席了会议的开幕式。）
renowned 和extinguished 指成就卓越，受到广泛承认和赞扬，名声远扬。
3) As we all know,
（我们都知道爱迪生以他的发明而闻名于世。）
4) The old man has had a distinguished career in the diplomatic service.（这位老人从事名声赫赫的在外交职业。）
notorious
notorious “臭名昭著”、“声名狼藉”，指坏名声，用作贬义词。
1) English soccer fans are notorious for their craziness and barbarism.
（英国球迷因他们的疯狂和野蛮而臭名昭著。）
2) The father told his daughter to stay away from that young man with notorious reputation.
（父亲告诉他的女儿远离那个声名狼藉的年轻人。）