well known

• adj. 著名的；众所周知的

双解释义

adj. (形容词)

1. 出名的,众所周知的; 熟悉的

   known by many people

英英释义

形容词 well-known:

1. widely or fully known

2. frequently experienced; known closely or intimately

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. It is, perhaps, the best known of his works.
   大概那是他最著名的作品了。
2. It has become a well known holiday resort.
   这儿已成为著名的度假胜地。
3. His championship of women's rights is well known.
   他提倡女权是众所周知的。
4. Auroras are known to have many shapes and colors.
   众所周知的是极光有许多形状和颜色。

常见句型

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语

～+ n.

1. The well known singer was accompanied at the piano by my sister.
   我妹妹为这位著名歌手担任钢琴伴奏。
2. Two well known firms of drug manufactures are cooperating and attempting to find a cure for cancer.
   有两家著名的制药厂正在合作试图找到一种治疗癌症的药物。

用作表语

S+be+～

1. She was well known two years ago.
   两年前她就出名了。

S+be+～+ prep . phrase

1. The writer is well known for being productivity in works.
   该作家因其多产而闻名。

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)

～+名词

• ～ actor 著名演员
• ～ actress 著名的女演员
• ～ face 熟悉的面孔
• ～ fact 众所周知的事实
• ～ restaurant 有名的饭店
• ～ scientist 著名的科学家
• ～ sight in the tropical city 这座热带城市中一个为人熟知的景象
• ～ voice 熟悉的声音
• ～ writer 著名作家

词语用法

adj. (形容词)

1. well known是复合形容词,意思是“出名的,众所周知的,熟悉的”,在句中用作定语或表语。

词义辨析

adj. (形容词)

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

• 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. 他是世界上最知名的作家之一。

   误 He is one of the world's most well known writers.

   正 He is one of the world's best known writers.

   析 well known意为“著名的”,其最高级形式应为best known,不是most well known。

近反义词

【近义词】

• celebrated
• famed
• famous
• notable
• popular

【反义词】

• unknown