infamous

Word family

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++in·fa·mous /ˈɪnfəməs/ adjective FAMOUSBAD BEHAVIOUR OR ACTIONSwell known for being bad or evil 声名狼藉的，臭名昭著的 an infamous killer 臭名昭著的杀手 Los Angeles’ infamous smog 恶名远播的洛杉矶雾霾infamous for This area is infamous for drugs and prostitution. 这个地区因毒品和卖淫而声名狼藉。► see thesaurus at famous —infamously adverb

Examples from the Corpus

infamous• an infamous crime• infamous killer• The night club is named after New Orleans' infamous red light district.• He was a member of the regime's infamous secret police.Origin infamous (1300-1400) Latin infamis, from fama; → FAME

in·fa·mous adjectiveChineseSyllable

for or well Corpus being bad known evil

infamous
in‧fa‧mous /ˈɪnfəməs/

adjective

Word Family: adjective: famed, famous, infamous; adverb: famously, infamously; noun: fame

Date: 1300-1400
Language: Latin
Origin: infamis, from fama; ⇨ fame

well known for being bad or evil:

an infamous killer

Los Angeles’ infamous smog
infamous for

This area is infamous for drugs and prostitution.
—infamously adverb

THESAURUS

■ famous because of something bad
▪ notorious /nəʊˈtɔːriəs, nə- $ noʊ-, nə-/ famous because of doing something bad: a notorious criminal | a notorious legal case
▪ infamous famous because of doing something very bad, which seems immoral or evil: the infamous attack on the World Trade Center | the infamous Jack the Ripper

in·fam·ous

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NAmE

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adjective

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formal

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well known for being bad or evil 臭名远扬的；声名狼藉的

SYN

notorious

◆a general who was infamous for his brutality因残忍而恶名昭彰的将军

◆the most infamous concentration camp最恶名远扬的集中营

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humorous

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the infamous British sandwich以难吃著名的英国三明治

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famous

<titled tranID="25" status="1">cheap</titled>competitive ◇ budget ◇ affordable ◇ reasonable ◇ inexpensive

These words all describe a product or service that costs little money or less money than you expected. 以上各词均指产品或服务花钱少或低于预期。

cheap costing little money or less money than you expected; charging low prices 指花钱少、便宜、收费低廉 NOTE Cheap can also be used in a disapproving way to suggest that sth is poor quality as well as low in price. * cheap 亦可作贬义，指价低质劣：◆a bottle of cheap perfume 一瓶低价劣质香水
competitive (of prices, goods or services) as cheap as or cheaper than those offered by other companies; able to offer goods or services at competitive prices 指价格、产品或服务收费方面具有竞争力
budget [only before noun] (used especially in advertising) cheap because it offers only a basic level of service （尤用于广告）指仅提供基本服务因而价格低廉
affordable cheap enough for most people to afford 指多数人买得起或负担得来的
reasonable (of prices) not too expensive 指价格不太高、公道的
inexpensive (rather formal) cheap 指不昂贵 NOTE Inexpensive is often used to mean that sth is good value for its price. It is sometimes used instead of cheap, because cheap can suggest that sth is poor quality. * inexpensive 常含物有所值之义，有时用以代替 cheap，因为 cheap 可有质量低劣的含义。

Patterns

cheap/competitive/budget/affordable/reasonable prices/fares/rates
cheap/competitive/budget/affordable/inexpensive products/services