celebrity

• n. 名人；名聲

來自拉丁詞celeber, 擁擠的，出名的。

celebrity (n.)

late 14c., "solemn rite or ceremony," from Old French celebrité "celebration" or directly from Latin celibritatem (nominative celebritas) "multitude, fame," from celeber "frequented, populous" (see celebrate). Meaning "condition of being famous" is from c. 1600; that of "famous person" is from 1849.

When the old gods withdraw, the empty thrones cry out for a successor, and with good management, or even without management, almost any perishable bag of bones may be hoisted into the vacant seat. [E.R. Dodds, "The Greeks and the Irrational"]

1. He was more than a footballing superstar, he was a celebrity.

他不僅僅是足球場上的巨星，也是一位社會名流。

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2. He is said to have invented the sport of celebrity-watching.

據說是他發明了觀賞名人這項活動。

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3. In 1944, at the age of 30, Hersey suddenly became a celebrity.

1944年，30歲的赫西一夜成名。

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4. If you are a celebrity, you are headline news.

如果你是名人，你就是頭條新聞。

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5. Riley's early celebrity proved to be double-edged.

賴利的一早成名後來證明是把雙刃劍。

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