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单词 renown
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Definition of renown in English:

renown

noun rɪˈnaʊnrəˈnaʊn
mass noun
  • The condition of being known or talked about by many people; fame.

    authors of great renown
    Example sentencesExamples
    • And while she had achieved renown on both sides of the Atlantic, southerners scarcely knew her work.
    • Her pamphlets on faith and Christian living were gaining renown.
    • This is all the more important as some Canadian researchers have established their careers there and have considerable renown.
    • So it's always shocking to see a celebrity, a person of that kind of renown, brought low.
    • Not one architect of national or regional renown was on the jury.
    • All of them are now dead, and most of their names have lost at least some of their former renown, so it is timely that they should be recognised anew.
    • Over the centuries, such styles gained renown and were eventually taught to non-monks, spreading over China, then all of Asia.
    • She won national renown with the publication of a classic history of the Everglades in 1948.
    • Despite a bulging schedule of films and the presence of film-makers of renown, a pall hung over last year's Local Heroes Film Festival.
    • In its fourth year, the event continues to gain renown for the number and quality of locally-made patchwork quilts on display.
    • Missing the point of this display entirely, my companion suggests another vegetarian restaurant of renown.
    • Several Irish Americans who have won renown in the military field have been mentioned.
    • The band attained renown for the players' high level of technical prowess.
    • Perform this task with perfection and you will bring honour and renown to your village.
    • I hope she soon resolves her lawsuit for her late millionaire husband's estate, because this is no way for a lady to make money, no matter how strong her craving for renown.
    • As a violinist he made many international tours, winning renown for his playing of Bach and of contemporary works.
    • It is 60 years in February 2005 since the bombing that forever changed the basis of the city's renown.
    • Most bands gain local renown but struggle to win respect beyond their own borders.
    • Sadly, these appear to be myths, perhaps attempts to bring some areas renown and/or tourist dollars.
    • In all your travels, which VIP of world renown impressed you the most?
    Synonyms
    fame, distinction, eminence, pre-eminence, prominence, repute, reputation, prestige, acclaim, celebrity, note, notability, mark, consequence, standing, stature, account
    glory, illustriousness

Origin

Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French renoun, from Old French renomer 'make famous', from re- (expressing intensive force) + nomer 'to name', from Latin nominare.

Rhymes

brown, Browne, clown, crown, down, downtown, drown, frown, gown, low-down, noun, run-down, town, upside-down, uptown
 
 

Definition of renown in US English:

renown

nounrəˈnaʊnrəˈnoun
  • The condition of being known or talked about by many people; fame.

    authors of great renown
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This is all the more important as some Canadian researchers have established their careers there and have considerable renown.
    • She won national renown with the publication of a classic history of the Everglades in 1948.
    • I hope she soon resolves her lawsuit for her late millionaire husband's estate, because this is no way for a lady to make money, no matter how strong her craving for renown.
    • Several Irish Americans who have won renown in the military field have been mentioned.
    • Not one architect of national or regional renown was on the jury.
    • Most bands gain local renown but struggle to win respect beyond their own borders.
    • As a violinist he made many international tours, winning renown for his playing of Bach and of contemporary works.
    • All of them are now dead, and most of their names have lost at least some of their former renown, so it is timely that they should be recognised anew.
    • Sadly, these appear to be myths, perhaps attempts to bring some areas renown and/or tourist dollars.
    • It is 60 years in February 2005 since the bombing that forever changed the basis of the city's renown.
    • Missing the point of this display entirely, my companion suggests another vegetarian restaurant of renown.
    • And while she had achieved renown on both sides of the Atlantic, southerners scarcely knew her work.
    • Despite a bulging schedule of films and the presence of film-makers of renown, a pall hung over last year's Local Heroes Film Festival.
    • Perform this task with perfection and you will bring honour and renown to your village.
    • In its fourth year, the event continues to gain renown for the number and quality of locally-made patchwork quilts on display.
    • In all your travels, which VIP of world renown impressed you the most?
    • So it's always shocking to see a celebrity, a person of that kind of renown, brought low.
    • Over the centuries, such styles gained renown and were eventually taught to non-monks, spreading over China, then all of Asia.
    • The band attained renown for the players' high level of technical prowess.
    • Her pamphlets on faith and Christian living were gaining renown.
    Synonyms
    fame, distinction, eminence, pre-eminence, prominence, repute, reputation, prestige, acclaim, celebrity, note, notability, mark, consequence, standing, stature, account

Origin

Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French renoun, from Old French renomer ‘make famous’, from re- (expressing intensive force) + nomer ‘to name’, from Latin nominare.

 
 
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