famous

英 ['feɪməs] 美 ['feɪməs]

• adj. 著名的；有名的

双解释义

adj. (形容词)

1. 著名的,出名的

   known by many people

详尽释义

adj. 形容词

1. 出名的，著名的，有名的，驰名的，闻名的，鼎鼎大名的，众所周知的，闻名遐迩的
2. <旧>极好的，出色的，第一流的
3. 非常令人满意的
4. 了不得的，不同凡响的
5. 动听的
6. <古>臭名昭著的，声名狼藉的
7. 擅长的

英英释义

Adjective:

1. widely known and esteemed;

   "a famous actor"
   "a celebrated musician"
   "a famed scientist"
   "an illustrious judge"
   "a notable historian"
   "a renowned painter"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. New York is famous for its skyscrapers.
   纽约以其摩天大楼著称。
2. Oscar Wilde was a famous wit.
   奥斯卡·王尔德是个著名的风趣的人。
3. The parks of this city are famous for their ornate fountains.
   这个城市的公园以其华丽的喷泉而著名。
4. He is a very famous writer in this country.
   他是这个国家里很有名的作家。
5. The famous athlete had no vantage to win the game.
   那个有名的运动员已经没有优势赢得那场比赛了。

常见句型

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语

～+ n.

1. The young man worked hard in emulation of his famous father.
   这位年轻人努力工作,要迎头赶上他出名的父亲。
2. She has become a famous scientist.
   她成为著名科学家。
3. He adores a famous professor.
   他崇拜一位著名的教授。
4. He deceived me by pretending to be a famous movie star.
   他假装是一个著名的电影明星骗了我。
5. It was sad to read of the death of the famous old actress in this morning's newspaper.
   从今天的晨报上得知这位年老的著名女演员去世的消息令人伤感。
6. We will study the epistles of some famous writers next term.
   下学期我们将学习几位名作家的书信。
7. The famous man's mail came from every quarters of the globe.
   那位名人的信件来自世界各地。
8. The famous school is on a large mountain.
   那所著名的学校在一座大山上。
9. Paris is a famous city.
   巴黎是一座著名的城市。
10. He gave his famous speech before a public assembly.
    他在一次公众集会上发表了著名的演说。

用作表语

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

1. The young girl is famous at figure skating.
   那位年轻姑娘善于花样滑冰。
2. He is famous at fencing.
   他长于击剑。
3. She is famous as a writer.
   她是著名的作家。
4. The area is famous as a green tea producing place.
   这个地区作为绿茶的产地而出名。
5. This book is famous as a reference book.
   这是一本很有名的参考书。
6. He is internationally famous as a character actor.
   他以出色的演技而闻名世界。
7. France is famous for its fine food and wine.
   法国以它的美酒和佳肴闻名于世。
8. Shefield is famous for its cutlery.
   谢菲尔德以餐具闻名。
9. He is famous for skill as a marksman.
   作为一名射手,他因善射而著名。
10. He is famous for his strength.
    他以力气大而著名。
11. Italy is famous for its historic cities.
    意大利以其历史名城而闻名。
12. New York is famous for its skyscrapers.
    纽约以其摩天大楼而驰名。
13. Shandong province is famous for its abundant agricultural resources.
    山东省以其丰富的农业资源而闻名遐迩。
14. This town is famous for her lovely view.
    这个小镇以它可爱的景色而闻名。
15. The city is famous for its scenery.
    该城以秀丽的风景闻名。

用作宾语补足语

S+V+O+～

1. He awoke to find himself famous.
   他一觉醒来发现自己已经成名。

经典引文

• Is he really famous?..I never heard of him before I got here.

  出自： R. Jarrell

• Oxford is chiefly famous for her University.

  出自： Jan Morris

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)

～+名词

• famous actress 著名女演员
• famous city 著名城市
• famous father 出名的父亲
• famous movie star 著名的电影明星
• famous performance 精彩的表演
• famous professor 著名教授
• famous school 名学校
• famous scientist 著名科学家
• famous skill 一流技术
• famous speech 著名演说
• famous writers 著名作家
• famous views 名胜

副词+～

• once famous 一度有名
• rather famous 相当有名
• historically famous 具有历史意义的名胜
• infamously famous 臭名远扬
• internationally famous 世界闻名的

～+介词

• famous among 在…中享有盛名
• famous as 以…著称
• famous for 因…而闻名
• famous in history 历史上有名
• famous throughout the world 世界闻名

词语用法

adj. (形容词)

1. famous的基本意思是“著名的”,用于人、事、地或物,指受到公众的认可并为公众熟悉、热爱、尊敬,可有天下闻名、举国皆知的含义,并含有称颂的意味,多用来指好的人或物。
2. famous还可作“极好的”“第一流的”解,此时无比较级和最高级。
3. famous可用作定语,也可用作宾语补足语。

词义辨析

adj. (形容词)

famous as, famous for

• 这两个短语的共同意思是“以…而出名”。其区别是：
• 1.主语为人时, famous for意为“以某种知识、技能而闻名”; 而famous as意为“以某种身份出名”。
• 2.主语为事物时, famous for意为“以其内容、特征而闻名”; 而famous as意为“以某种形式而出名”。
• 3.主语为地点名词时, famous as意为“以某种特产而闻名”; famous for意为“以产地或地方而闻名”。

famous, celebrated, noted, notorious, renowned, well-known

• 这组词的共同意思是“著名的,出名的”。其区别是：
• 1.famous指受到公众广泛的公认,并为大家所熟悉、热爱和尊敬,含有名气、名声在外的意思,可用于人、事物等; celebrated指有更大更久远的名望,有为人赞颂或受人尊敬的含义,可较为客观地表示某人或某物受到的赞扬或奖励; well-known指出名的、为大家所熟悉的、众所周知的一般的人或事; notorious表示由于不良或丑恶行径而出名; renowned着重表示由于某种卓越的性质或成就而享有更高、更持久的声誉; noted着重表示由于特定行为而一时出名,但持久或公认的程度都不如其他名词。
• 2.famous比celebrated常用, celebrated有时有夸张的含义,它比famous更突出。
• 3.celebrated和renowned语气比famous强, well-known和noted语气都比famous或notorious轻。
• 4.famous多用于褒义; notorious多用于贬义; celebrated和renowned都是褒义词,后者更为正式; well-known和noted都是中性词,可用于褒义,也可用于贬义。例如:
• He is a famous painter.他是一个著名画家。
• Hangzhou is celebrated for its beautiful scenery.杭州以其美丽的风景著名。
• Edison was renowned as a great inventor.爱迪生作为伟大的发明家而享有盛誉。
• He is notorious as a deadbeat.他是个声名狼藉的二流子。
• Jim was noted for arriving late for work.吉姆曾因上班迟到而出过名。
• The restaurant is well-known for its fried noodle.那家饭馆以炒面著称。

常见错误

adj. (形容词)

1. 这个富人以吝啬、贪婪出名。

   误 The rich man is famous for his miserliness and greediness.

   正 The rich man is notorious for his miserliness and greediness.

   析 famous通常用于褒义,是“闻名遐迩”的意思。notorious只用于贬义,是“臭名昭著的,声名狼藉的”意思。

2. 作为一名科学家,他以丰富的知识而闻名于世。

   误 As a scientist, he is famous by his knowledge in the world.

   正 As a scientist, he is famous for his knowledge in the world.

   析 be famous for是固定词组,表示“以某种知识〔技能〕而著名”,其中介词for不能改为by。

词源解说

• ☆ 14世纪晚期进入英语，直接源自拉丁语的famosus，意为著名的，出名的。

近反义词

【近义词】

• celebrated
• eminent
• famed
• illustrious
• renowned
• well-known

【反义词】

• anonymous
• obscure
• unknown