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be infamous for sth/doing sth
for 后接名词或动名词，表示“因…而臭名昭著”。
That restaurant is infamous for serving undercooked chicken.
那家餐馆因供应未煮熟的鸡肉而声名狼藉。
声名狼藉的；臭名昭著的
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声名狼藉的；臭名昭著的
known widely and usually unfavorably
That restaurant is infamous for serving undercooked chicken.
那家餐馆因供应未煮熟的鸡肉而声名狼藉。
名声很坏；声名狼藉；臭名昭著；令人不快的或邪恶的；因可耻之事广为人知
Having a bad reputation; disreputable; notorious; unpleasant or evil; widely known, especially for something scornful.
广为人知且通常不受欢迎
known widely and usually unfavorably
导致丑名的；可耻的
Causing infamy; disgraceful.
The old prison was infamous for its terrible conditions.
那座老监狱因条件恶劣而声名狼藉。
AI contextual example
After the data leak, the company became infamous overnight.
数据泄露之后，这家公司一夜之间变得臭名昭著。
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He is infamous for making promises he never keeps.
他因总是承诺却从不兑现而声名狼藉。
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the infamous Benedict Arnold
臭名昭著的本尼迪克特·阿诺德。
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for 后接名词或动名词，表示“因…而臭名昭著”。
That restaurant is infamous for serving undercooked chicken.
那家餐馆因供应未煮熟的鸡肉而声名狼藉。
as 后接表示身份或角色的名词，意为“作为…而声名狼藉”。
He is infamous as a traitor in his home country.
他在祖国作为叛徒而臭名昭著。
infamous 作定语时直接放在名词前，表示“臭名昭著的”。
The infamous bank robbery took place in 1990.
那起臭名昭著的银行抢劫案发生在1990年。
Not this
He is infamous in the art world; few people know his name.
Use this
He is not famous in the art world; few people know his name.
“infamous”意为“臭名昭著的”，不是“不出名的”；它的 in- 并不表示否定。要表达“不知名”，应用 not famous 或 unknown。
Not this
She is infamous for her kindness.
Use this
She is famous for her kindness.
“infamous”带有贬义，指因坏事而声名狼藉；若想表达因优秀品质而闻名，应用 famous。
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因……而臭名昭著的
The town is infamous for its traffic jams.
这个小镇因交通拥堵而臭名昭著。
臭名昭著的名声
The company has an infamous reputation for poor customer service.
这家公司因糟糕的客户服务而声名狼藉。
臭名昭著的案件
The infamous case shocked the whole country.
这起臭名昭著的案件震惊了全国。
臭名昭著的事件
The infamous incident was reported in every newspaper.
这一臭名昭著的事件被各家报纸报道。
臭名昭著的罪犯
The police finally caught the infamous criminal.
警方终于抓获了这个臭名昭著的罪犯。
《恶名昭彰》
The video game inFAMOUS is about a character who becomes infamous for his superpowers.
视频游戏《恶名昭彰》讲述了一个角色因其超能力而声名狼藉的故事。
Use infamous naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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别被 in- 骗了：infamous 不是'不出名'，而是'臭名昭著'。
语域：neutral 常见场景：新闻报道、历史叙述、人物评价 通常多用于书面语或正式场合，如新闻报道、历史叙述中，形容因恶劣行为而广为人知；口语中较少用，但也可使用，带有明显贬义。
与 infamous 押韵的常用词极少。以上词都含后缀 -ous，但注意：famous /ˈfeɪməs/ 和 enormous /ɪˈnɔːrməs/ 的结尾音同为 /məs/，但因重音元音不同，与 infamous /ˈɪnfəməs/ 不押韵；generous、nervous、dangerous 的 -ous 读 /əs/，亦不押韵。尤其注意 various /ˈveriəs/ 中的 -ous 因前面有 i 而读 /iəs/，拼写相似但读音不同。
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