Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #11412
repute
/riˈpjuːt/
noun
名声；名誉
Reputation, especially a good reputation.
- 1.
Reputation, especially a good reputation.
名望；名气；声望
In use
The artist's repute grew after her exhibition won international acclaim.
He enjoys a high repute among his peers for his honesty.
A scholar of such repute is rarely seen in this field.
of repute
表示有名望的。
She is an artist of repute.
她是一位有声望的艺术家。
of ill repute
指名声不好的。
He is a person of ill repute.
他是个名声不好的人。
by repute
表示根据传闻。
By repute, he is a generous man.
据传闻，他是一个慷慨的人。
Common mistakes
He is reputed as a good doctor.He is reputed to be a good doctor.
错误：repute 在被动结构中通常后接 to be，而非 as。学习者受汉语‘被看作’的影响，误用 as。改正后使用 to be 表示‘被认为’。
He has a good repute.He has a good reputation.
错误：repute 作为不可数名词，通常不与冠词 a 连用，且在现代英语中更常使用 reputation 表示‘好名声’。学习者混淆了这两个词的可数性及搭配。
Connections
Confusing words
- reputation
- 名声，声誉 · repute作为名词多用于正式或文学语境，而reputation为通用词，更常用
- disrepute
- 坏名声，声名狼藉 · disrepute表示坏名声，与repute（好名声）相反
Word family
- reputation
- 名声；名誉 · noun
- reputed
- 据说的；公认的 · adjective
- reputedly
- 据说；据称 · adverb
- reputable
- 声誉好的；值得信赖的 · adjective
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.