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单词 notorious
释义 no·to·ri·ous
\(ˈ)nō|tōrēəs, nə|-, -ȯr-\ adjective
Etymology: Medieval Latin notorius, irregular from Late Latin notorium information, indictment, from neuter of (assumed) Late Latin notorius, adjective, making known, from Latin notus (past participle of noscere to come to know) + -orius -ory — more at know
1.
 a.
  (1) : being or constituting something commonly known : well known
   < iron is a notorious conductor of heat — Lewis Mumford >
   < the notorious mass-energy relation — P.W.Bridgman >
   < the possession must be open and notorious — C.S.Lobingier >
   < contradicted by multiple and notorious documentation — G.G.Coulton >
   < in mathematics it is notorious that we start from absurdities to reach a realm of law — Havelock Ellis >
  (2) : well known or celebrated for a particular quality or trait
   < the tapeworms are notorious in this respect — W.H.Dowdeswell >
   < it is notorious for its ability to dive instantly — Ralph Hoffmann >
   < novelists are notorious for their howlers — V.S.Pritchett >
   < notorious as a sane level-headed man — Arnold Bennett >
 b.
  (1) : widely and unfavorably known as an individual of a specified kind or class
   < a notorious chiseler >
   < a notorious gangster >
   < a notorious gambler >
   < this bird is a notorious destroyer of poultry >
  (2) : widely and unfavorably known or discussed for something reprehensible or scandalous or for some negative quality or trait
   < an area notorious for soot, smog, and dust — Pliotron >
   < this scandal made the little town notoriousAmerican Guide Series: Michigan >
   < his front was a notorious law firm — George Carter >
   < the most notorious of Confederate prisons — W.B.Hesseltine >
2. obsolete : conspicuous, evident, manifest
no·to·ri·ous·ly adverb
no·to·ri·ous·ness noun -es
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