late 14c., "celebrated in public report, renowned, well-known" also "notorious, infamous," from Anglo-French famous, Old French fameus (Modern French fameux), from Latin famosus "much talked of, renowned," often "infamous, notorious, of ill repute," from fama (see fame (n.)). A native word for this was Old English namcue, literally "name-known." Catch phrase famous last words in the humorous sense "remark likely to prove fatally wrong" is attested from 1921 (early lists of them include "Let's see if it's loaded ... We'll get across before the train comes ... Which one is the third rail? ... Light up, it can't explode").
雙語例句
1. The chalky soil around Saumur produces the famous Anjou wines.
索米爾周圍的白堊質(zhì)土壤出產(chǎn)著名的安茹葡萄酒。
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2. The town of whitby was immortalised in Bram Stoker's famous Dracula story.
惠特比鎮(zhèn)因?yàn)椴祭贰に雇锌酥奈砉适露麄骱笫馈?/dd>
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3. Later he was to become famous as a pacifist.
后來他就變成了一位知名的和平主義者。
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4. With nothing but his own talent, he made himself rich and famous.
他一無所有，僅靠自身才能就變得富有而出名。
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5. "Robinson Crusoe" is one of the most famous books in the world.