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of renown
of renown 作后置定语，意为“著名的”，相当于 well-known。
She is a writer of international renown.
她是一位享有国际声誉的作家。
名声；名望；声誉
renowns — plural of renown
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名声；名望；声誉
fame; wide recognition
She is a writer of international renown.
她是一位享有国际声誉的作家。
名声；声誉；广泛认可
Fame; celebrity; wide recognition.
名望
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
The young painter won great renown for her beautiful portraits.
这位年轻画家因其美丽的肖像画赢得了很高的声誉。
After years of hard work, the chef earned international renown.
经过多年努力，这位厨师赢得了国际声誉。
The small town gained renown for its annual music festival.
这个小镇因其一年一度的音乐节而声名鹊起。
of renown 作后置定语，意为“著名的”，相当于 well-known。
She is a writer of international renown.
她是一位享有国际声誉的作家。
renown 可与 win、bring、earn 等动词连用，表示“获得名望”。
His invention brought him lasting renown.
他的发明为他带来了持久的声誉。
renown as 后接身份或成就，表示“作为……的声誉”。
Her renown as a painter grew quickly.
她作为画家的名声迅速增长。
Not this
He is renown for his discoveries.
Use this
He is renowned for his discoveries.
renown 是名词，表示“名声”；形容词形式是 renowned。系动词 is 后应接形容词，因此需要用 renowned，而不是名词 renown。
Not this
She renowns for her charity work.
Use this
She has renown for her charity work.
renown 是名词，不能直接作动词使用并加 -s 构成谓语。表达“享有名声”可用 have renown，其中 renown 仍然是名词。
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享有盛誉的；大名鼎鼎的
She is a scholar of great renown.
她是一位享有盛誉的学者。
赢得声誉
The young pianist won renown for her performances.
这位年轻钢琴家以她的演奏赢得了声誉。
国际声誉
The festival has gained international renown.
这个节日已获得国际声誉。
持久的声誉；不朽的名声
Her discoveries brought her lasting renown.
她的发现为她带来了持久的声誉。
作为……的名声；以……著称
Her renown as a chef grew quickly.
她作为厨师的名声迅速增长。
有名望的；著名的
He is a poet of renown.
他是一位著名的诗人。
赢得声誉；获得名望
The young athlete won renown after the Olympic victory.
这位年轻运动员在奥运会上获胜后声名鹊起。
为……带来声誉；使……享有盛誉
His inventions brought renown to his hometown.
他的发明为他的家乡带来了声誉。
那时候有伟人在地上，后来神的儿子们和人的女子们交合生子；那就是上古英武有名的人。
The athlete's renown grew with every victory.
这位运动员的名望随着每一次胜利而增长。
Use renowns naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 renown 拆成 re-nown，联想 known（知道）：被反复知道，就是名望。
语域：formal 常见场景：文学作品、正式演讲、人物传记 renown 指广泛认可的名声或名望，多用于正式书面语或正式场合，如文学、演讲和传记；日常口语中更常用 fame。
这些词都和 renown 的重读部分 /naʊn/ 押韵，并且都含有相同的拼写片段 -own。注意：known /noʊn/、own /oʊn/、shown /ʃoʊn/ 等虽然也以 -own 结尾，但元音是 /oʊ/，发音更接近 bone /boʊn/，并不和 renown 押韵。另外，renown 的后半部分听起来和 noun /naʊn/ 一样。
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