| 单词 | infamy |
| 释义 | infamy (once / 526 pages) n Infamy means being famous for something bad or negative. You may be hoping for fame when you get an enormous tattoo of your favorite pop star on your back, but there's a chance you'll end up with infamy instead. The noun infamy is most often used to talk about famously evil or terrible people or historical events. The day the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, just before the start of World War II, was described by President Roosevelt as "a day that will live in infamy." Infamy contains the root word "fame," but rather than meaning "the opposite of famous," its meaning is something closer to "fame gone bad." WORD FAMILYinfamy: infamies, infamous+/infamous: infamously USAGE EXAMPLESThe reverse also brought one more bit of infamy to the Bills this season. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Navy veteran who survived what President Franklin D. Roosevelt called a “date which will live in infamy.” Seattle Times(Dec 27, 2016) President Franklin Roosevelt declared it “a date which will live in infamy”, and soon the US would be embroiled in the second world war. The Guardian(Dec 26, 2016) 1n a state of extreme dishonor "a date which will live in infamy"- F.D.Roosevelt Syn|Ant|Hyper opprobrium celebrity, fame, renown the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed dishonor, dishonour a state of shame or disgrace 2n evil fame or public reputation Ant|Hypo|Hyper fame favorable public reputation ill fame, notoriety the state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality reputationnotoriety for some particular characteristic discredit, disrepute the state of being held in low esteem |
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