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infamous adj.无耻的；臭名昭著的 (1) 她的无耻行径令我震惊。(2) 那个国王因罪恶多端而臭名昭著。(3) 那个臭名卓著的罪犯终于被判处死刑。 Infamous is from Latin infamis, for negative fame. If you're bad but unknown, then you're not infamous — it's reserved for those wicked and well-known people that capture our collective imagination. It is a strong and resonant term. Some synonyms are notorious, disgraceful, and odious. The stress is on the first syllable.

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英 ['ɪnfəməs] 美 ['ɪnfəməs] (1) I was shocked by her infamous behaviour.(2) The king was infamous for his guilt of many infamies.(3) That infamous criminal was finally sentenced to death. Someone who is infamous has a very bad reputation. If you become a Hollywood star and find yourself on the pages of gossip magazines for your affairs and addictions, you will have succeeded in becoming infamous. 1[ADJ 形容词]声名狼藉的；臭名昭著的 Infamous people or things are well-known because of something bad. →see usage note at:famous. 见 famous 的用法说明  [usu ADJ n]  [FORMAL 正式]...the infamous massacre of Indians at Wounded Knee...在伤膝谷对印第安人的无耻屠杀He was infamous for his anti-feminist attitudes.他因反对女性主义而声名狼藉。

英语单词	infamous
英美音标	英 ['ɪnfəməs] 美 ['ɪnfəməs]
中文释义	adj.无耻的；臭名昭著的
英语例句	(1) I was shocked by her infamous behaviour. (2) The king was infamous for his guilt of many infamies. (3) That infamous criminal was finally sentenced to death.
中文例句	(1) 她的无耻行径令我震惊。 (2) 那个国王因罪恶多端而臭名昭著。 (3) 那个臭名卓著的罪犯终于被判处死刑。
vocabulary简明	Someone who is infamous has a very bad reputation. If you become a Hollywood star and find yourself on the pages of gossip magazines for your affairs and addictions, you will have succeeded in becoming infamous.
vocabulary扩展	Infamous is from Latin infamis, for negative fame. If you're bad but unknown, then you're not infamous — it's reserved for those wicked and well-known people that capture our collective imagination. It is a strong and resonant term. Some synonyms are notorious, disgraceful, and odious. The stress is on the first syllable.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ 形容词]声名狼藉的；臭名昭著的 Infamous people or things are well-known because of something bad. →see usage note at:famous . 见 famous 的用法说明 [usu ADJ n] [FORMAL 正式] ...the infamous massacre of Indians at Wounded Knee... 在伤膝谷对印第安人的无耻屠杀 He was infamous for his anti-feminist attitudes. 他因反对女性主义而声名狼藉。

Infamous Bad Well Known People 英 ɪnfəməs] 美 ɪnfəməs Adj.无耻的；臭名昭著的