[mass noun]the condition of being known or talked about by many people, especially on account of notable achievements 名望;名声 winning the Olympic title has not just brought her fame and fortune. 获得奥运会冠军为她带来的不只是名利。
常用词组 house of ill fame
(archaic)a brothel (古)妓院
of —— fame
having a particular famous association; famous for having or being —— 享有…盛名;因…而闻名 the village is the birthplace of Mrs Beeton, of cookery fame. 这个村子是比顿夫人的出生地,以烹饪出名。
语源
Middle English (also in the sense 'reputation', which survives in the phrase house of ill fame): via Old French from Latin fama