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单词 famous
释义 fa·mous
I. \ˈfāməs\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French fameux, from Latin famosus, from fama fame + -osus -ose — more at fame
1.
 a. : much talked about : well-known
  < puffer fish … are famous for their ability to inflate themselves when annoyed — S.W.Tinker >
 b. : honored for achievement : celebrated
  < he knows innumerable famous people from the theatrical world >
 c. : discreditably renowned : notorious
  < famous for her shrewish tongue — Peggy Durdin >
2. obsolete : common, usual
 < taking the word … in its most famous signification — John Lewis >
3. : excellent, first-rate
 < a famous dinner >
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
archaic : to make famous
 < the painful warrior famoused for fight — Shakespeare >
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