Notables are important or famous people, usually talked about as a group. News and history writing like this word: “local notables” are the well-known people in a town; “literary notables” are famous writers.

Notables Notables（名流） are是 important or famous people重要或有名的人， usually talked about as a group通常是整群一起被提到。News and history writing新聞和歷史寫作 like this word喜歡用這個字： “local notables”“local notables” are指的是 the well-known people in a town一個城鎮裡有名望的人； “literary notables”“literary notables” are指的是 famous writers有名的作家。

It is almost always plural. You can say “a notable” for one person, but that sounds stiff; “the notables” is the natural shape.

It它 is almost always plural幾乎總是用複數形式。You你 can say可以說 “a notable”“a notable” for one person來指一個人， but but 那樣 that sounds stiff聽起來很生硬； “the notables”“the notables” is才是 the natural shape自然的說法。

It is more formal than “famous people” or “celebrities”. Celebrities are famous because the public watches them. Notables are important or well-known in a place or a field, and they may never appear on television.

It它 is more formal than比… more formal “famous people” or “celebrities”「famous people」或「celebrities」還要正式。Celebrities Celebrities（名人） are famous之所以有名 because the public watches them是因為大眾在關注他們。Notables Notables（名流） are是 important or well-known in a place or a field在某個地方或某個領域裡重要或有名望的人， and而 they may never appear on television可能從來沒上過電視。

Though actually, writers sometimes stretch it to mean anyone they want to sound important.

Though actually不過其實， writers作家 sometimes stretch it有時候會把這個字延伸使用 to mean anyone they want to sound important拿來指任何他們想講得比較重要的人。