notorious
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++no·to·ri·ous /nəʊˈtɔːriəs, nə- $ noʊ-, nə-/ ●○○ adjective FAMOUSfamous or well known for something bad 臭名昭著的，声名狼藉的 SYN infamous a notorious computer hacker 声名狼藉的电脑黑客 notorious cases of human rights abuses 臭名昭著的践踏人权案notorious for a judge notorious for his cruelty and corruption 一位因残忍和腐败而臭名远扬的法官► see thesaurus at famous —notoriously adverb Statistics can be notoriously unreliable. 统计数据有时也不可靠，这是人所共知的。 The program is notoriously difficult to learn. 众所周知这个程序很难掌握。
Examples from the Corpus
notorious• This portrait of self-destruction is told through the contrast of two singing sisters, one famous and one notorious.• The crash happened at a notorious accident blackspot.• He faced up to the notorious Chelsea Boot Boys with an electrified fence but was refused permission to switch it on.• One of Britain's most notorious criminals has escaped from prison.• the notorious flaw in the Hubble Space Telescope• English soccer fans are notorious for their drunkenness.• Hotels and catering are notorious for their low rates of pay.• Sauteed quail livers with Madeira sauce are notorious in this regard.• The Richmond case joins other notorious incidents of child-against-child violence in recent years.• The middle of United's notorious pitch was a swamp long before kick-off, posing the threat of stamina-sapping conditions.• Davis is a notorious woman hater.notorious for• Children are notorious for snacking, especially on high-fat foods.Origin notorious (1500-1600) Medieval Latin notorius, from Latin notus; → NOTICE2no·to·ri·ous adjectiveChineseSyllable
or Corpus for known bad something well famous
notorious
no‧to‧ri‧ous /nəʊˈtɔːriəs, nə- $ noʊ-, nə-/
adjectivefamous or well known for something bad
SYN infamous:
a notorious computer hacker
notorious cases of human rights abuses
notorious for
a judge notorious for his cruelty and corruption
—notoriously adverb:
Statistics can be notoriously unreliable.
The program is notoriously difficult to learn.
■ 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
no‧to‧ri‧ous /nəʊˈtɔːriəs, nə- $ noʊ-, nə-/
adjectivefamous or well known for something bad SYN infamous:
notorious for
—notoriously adverb:
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