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Renown Make Ri'naun N.名望,声誉 英 N 名望,声誉(Widely Acclaimed

单词 renown
音标 [ri'naun]
解释 n.名望,声誉
红宝书 【英】 n. 名望,声誉(widely acclaimed and highly honored)
【记】 re(反复)+nown(=nome n名字)→名字反复出 现→名望
字源 renown (n.)
c.1300, from Anglo-French renoun, Old French renon "renown, fame, reputation," from renomer "make famous," from re- "repeatedly" (see re-) + nomer "to name," from Latin nominare "to name" (see nominate). The Middle English verb reknouen "make known, acknowledge" has been assimilated to the noun via renowned. In old German university slang, a reknowner (German renommist) was "a boaster, a swaggerer."
不择手段背单词
趣味全助记 【记】re反复 + known 知名的→有名;re 反复 + nown name 名字反复出现→有名;

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