[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]声名狼藉的;臭名昭著的;众所周知的 To be notorious means to be well-known for something bad.
[oft ADJ for n/-ing]
...an area notorious for drugs, crime and violence...
因毒品、犯罪和暴力而臭名昭著的地区
She told us the story of one of Britain's most notorious country house murders.
她给我们讲述了英国最有名的一起乡村别墅谋杀案。
notoriously
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The train company is overstaffed and notoriously inefficient...
铁路公司冗员过多,工作效率出了名地低。
He worked mainly in New York City where living space is notoriously at a premium...
他主要在纽约市工作,那儿的住房出了名地昂贵。
Doctors notoriously neglect their own health and fail to seek help when they should.
众所周知,医生不注意自身的健康,而且在应该求助时也不这么做。
Oxford
no·tori·ous/nəʊˈtɔːriəs; NAmEnoʊˈtɔːriəs/adjectivewell known for being bad 声名狼藉的;臭名昭著的◆a notorious criminal恶名昭彰的罪犯notoriousfor sth/for doing sth ◆The country is notorious for its appalling prison conditions.这个国家因监狱状况恶劣而臭名远扬。notoriousas sth ◆The bar has become notorious as a meeting-place for drug dealers.这家酒吧作为毒品贩子接头的场所已变得声名狼藉。▶no·tori·ous·ly/nəʊˈtɔːriəsli; NAmEnoʊˈtɔːriəsli/adverb◆Mountain weather is notoriously difficult to predict.山地气候难以预料是人所共知的。no·tori·ous/nəʊˈtɔːriəs; NAmEnoʊˈtɔːriəs/no·tori·ous·ly/nəʊˈtɔːriəsli; NAmEnoʊˈtɔːriəsli/
famous or well known for something badSYN infamous: a notorious computer hacker notorious cases of human rights abusesnotorious for a judge notorious for his cruelty and corruption► see thesaurus at
famous
—notoriously adverb: Statistics can be notoriously unreliable. The program is notoriously difficult to learn.
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