fame

fame
noun
  1. [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
  1. (archaic)a brothel
    (古)妓院
of —— fame
  1. 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
  1. Middle English (also in the sense 'reputation', which survives in the phrase house of ill fame): via Old French from Latin fama
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