释义
[ wurld -fey -muh s ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈwɜrldˈfeɪ məs / PHONETIC RESPELLING
adjective famous throughout the world: a world-famous film.
Origin of world-famous First recorded in 1830–40
Words nearby world-famous World Court, World Cup, World Day of Prayer, world Englishes, world exposition, world-famous , world federalism, world federalist, World Health Organization, world language, worldline
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Example sentences from the Web for world-famous Prime real estate on the Mall, a world-famous architect—what could go wrong?
The Strange Fight Over the Eisenhower Memorial | Eleanor Clift| September 3, 2014| DAILY BEAST
That clearly was not cause for concern for her or her world-famous mother today.
Hillary Clinton Achieves Her Other Dream: Grandma | Keli Goff| April 17, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Eileen Rockefeller is the first woman in her family to write a memoir about her world-famous clan.
The Reluctant Rockefeller Speaks Out | Sandra McElwaine| September 15, 2013| DAILY BEAST
The gems belonged to Chopard, the world-famous Swiss jeweler.
The Cannes Jewelry Heist: Who Did It? | Dana Kennedy| May 18, 2013| DAILY BEAST
The other is the son of a Missouri judge and a world-famous radio broadcaster.
11 Ways Rappers Are Just Like Right-Wing Radio Hosts | Kevin Fallon| March 29, 2013| DAILY BEAST
Also Nûr Jehan is said to have invented the now world-famous perfume, attar of roses.
Stories about Famous Precious Stones | Mrs Goddard Orpen
So that world-famous tragedy goes on by night as well as by day, and nature is emphatically wrong.
The Writings of Henry David Thoreau, Volume VI, Familiar Letters | Henry David Thoreau
Pigafetta describes this now world-famous fruit in a manner which shows that he considered it a most wonderful novelty.
Ocean's Story; or Triumphs of Thirty Centuries | Edward Rowland
Its bleak, rocky shores were world-famous for their danger, and few mariners cared to venture around them.
The Life of Robert Louis Stevenson for Boys and Girls | Jacqueline M. Overton
It sews a nest so like that of the world-famous tailor as to be almost indistinguishable from it.
Birds of the Plains | Douglas Dewar
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