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Notoriety is the state of being well known for something people do not like — bad fame.
Notoriety is Notoriety是指 the state of being well known for something people do not like因為做了大家不喜歡的事而出名的狀態 — bad fame也就是壞名聲。
A person, a place, or an act can gain notoriety: the scheme gained notoriety after the trial; he achieved notoriety for lying. The usual partners are gain, achieve, or enjoy notoriety, and of or for: notoriety for cruelty.
A person, a place, or an act人、地方或行為 can gain notoriety都可以獲得惡名: 'the scheme gained notoriety after the trial'這個計畫在審判後惡名遠播; 'he achieved notoriety for lying'他因為說謊而惡名昭彰。The usual partners are gain, achieve, or enjoy notoriety常見的搭配動詞是gain、achieve或enjoy notoriety, and of or for介系詞則用of或for: 'notoriety for cruelty'例如因殘忍而惡名昭彰。
It is not a warm compliment. Fame can be for a song or a kindness; notoriety has a stain in it.
It is not它不是 a warm compliment溫暖的稱讚。Fame can be for a song or a kindnessFame可以是因為一首歌或一個善舉; notoriety has a stain in it而notoriety帶著一種污點。
Though actually, writers sometimes use it with a raised , almost as a joke — a cook with a certain notoriety for very hot sauce — where the “bad” is only that people talk, not that a crime happened. Even then, the word still leans towards “known for the wrong kind of reason”.
Though actually不過, writers sometimes use it with a raised eyebrow, almost as a joke作家有時候會帶著挑眉的語氣使用這個字幾乎像在開玩笑 — 'a cook with a certain notoriety for very hot sauce'例如一位因為醬料超辣而小有惡名的廚師 — where the "bad" is only that people talk, not that a crime happened這裡的「壞」只是大家在議論不是真的發生了什麼罪行。Even then即使這樣, the word still leans towards "known for the wrong kind of reason"這個字還是偏向「因為不好的理由而出名」。
It is a noun. The describing word beside it is notorious.
It is它是 a noun一個名詞。The describing word beside it旁邊的形容詞 is notorious是notorious。
組成From Middle French notoriété, from Medieval Latin nōtōrietās, from nōtōrius (“known; known in a bad way”). By the look of the English word, notorious + -ety.
同家族的字
- notoriousthe adjective: famous for something people do not approve of
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
notorietynoun/nəʊ.təˈɹaɪ.ə.ti/
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An infamous or notorious condition or reputation.
- [H]e who portrays examples of disinterestedness and intrepidity, confers on virtue the notoriety and homage that are due to it, and rouses in the spectators, the spirit of salutary emulation.
- I liked the man for his own sake, and even had he promised to turn out a celebrity it would have had no weight with me. I look upon notoriety with the same indifference as on the buttons on a man's shirt-front, or the crest on his note-paper.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。