notorious: [16] Notorious originally meant simply ‘well known’. It was borrowed from medieval Latin nōtōrius, which was a derivative of nōtus ‘known’, the past participle of Latin nōscere ‘know’ (source also of English notice, notion, etc). The English word very soon came to be used in association with derogatory nouns (as in ‘a notorious liar’), and by the early 17th century the adjective itself had taken on negative connotations. (Noble, which comes from the same ultimate source and likewise etymologically means ‘known’, has gone up in the world as far as notorious has gone down.) => notice
notorious (adj.)
1540s, "publicly known," from Medieval Latin notorius "well-known, commonly known," from Latin notus "known," past participle of noscere "come to know" (see know). Negative connotation arose 17c. from frequent association with derogatory nouns. Related: Notoriously.
雙語例句
1. The accident happened on a notorious black spot on the A43.
事故發生在A43號公路上一個出了名的事故多發地段。
來自柯林斯例句
2. He is notorious for making unexpected, often self-contradictory, comments.
他發表的那些出人意料而且經常自相矛盾的評論令他臭名昭著。
來自柯林斯例句
3. This town is notorious for chewing people up and spitting them out.
這個城市惡名昭彰，它把人作踐了，然後拋棄掉。
來自柯林斯例句
4. Press agents are notorious name-droppers.
媒體經紀人出了名地喜歡靠名人抬高自身。
來自柯林斯例句
5. The country is notorious for its appalling prison conditions.