[英文] 常用字【著名的/顯著的】字彙總整理！

喬近日常整理常用字的同義字與小主題式單字，今天要分享的是很常使用的【famous】的同義字，主要是正面的，各位在寫作與口說中一定很常使用此區單字，請各位同學一起學習吧！

prominent (adj.) 著名的；重要的

[very well known and important]

例: a prominent Democrat 民主黨的重要人物

例: a prominent member of the Saudi royal family 沙烏地阿拉伯王室的重要成員

例: The government should be playing a more prominent role in promoting human rights. 政府應該在促進人權方面發揮更重要的作用

famed (adj.) 著名的; 聞名的

[known for familiar to many people]

例: It’s a city famed for its ski slopes and casinos.

這座城市以其滑學場和賭場聞名

例: His famed calmness temporarily deserted him.

他一時失去了慣常的鎮定

renowned (adj.) 著名的

[famous for something]

例: The region is renowned for its outstanding natural beauty.

該地區因其秀美壯麗的自然風光而享有盛譽

例: Marco Polo is a renowned explorer.

馬可波羅是著名的探險家

noted (adj.) (尤指因有特別之處而) 著名的; 眾所皆知的

[known by many people, especially because of particular qualities]

例: Summerhill school is noted for its progressive policies.

夏山學校以其先進的辦學方針而著名

例: She’s not noted for her patience.

她不是個耐心的人

notable (adj.) 顯要的; 顯著的; 值得注意的

[important and deserving attention, because something is very good or interesting]

例: a notable collection of rare plants

一批引人注目的奇花異草

例: Getting both sides to agree was a notable achievement.

使雙方達成共識是一項顯著的成就

例: This attractive building is particularly notable for its garden setting.

這漂亮的建築因其花園佈局而格外引人注目

eminent (adj.) 顯赫的; 卓越的; 著名的

[famous, respected or important]

例: an eminent historian 聲名顯赫的歷史學家

pre-eminent (adj.) 卓越的; 傑出的; 出類拔萃的

[more important or better than others]

例: She is the pre-eminent authority in her subject.

她在自己的學科領域是傑出的權威

leading (adj.) 主要的; 頂級的; 尖端的

[very important or most important]

例: a leading expert on the country’s ecology

研究該國生態的頂級專家

例: the world’s leading manufacturer of audio equipment

世界頂級音響製造商

distinguished (adj.) 傑出的; 突出的; 卓越的

[describes a respected and admired person, or their work]

例: a distinguished writer/director/politician

傑出的作家/導演/政治家

例: a distinguished career 非凡的職業生涯

venerable (adj.) 德高望重的; 令人尊重的; 崇高神聖的

[deserving respect because of age, high position or religious or historical importance]

例: a venerable tradition/company/family

備受推崇的傳統/久負盛名的公司/德高望重的家族

august (adj.) (尤指因社會地位高而) 威嚴的; 令人敬畏的

[having great importance and especially of the highest social class]

例: the society’s august patron, the Duke of Norfolk

該學會德高望重的贊助人諾福克公爵

illustrious (adj.) 著名的; 卓越的

[famous, well respected and admired]

例: She comes from an illustrious political family which includes two former Cabinet ministers.

她出身政治世家，家中曾出現過兩位內閣大臣

acclaimed (adj.) 備受推崇的; 著名的

例: an acclaimed artist/writer/poet

備受推崇的藝術家/作家/詩人

例: ‘Dinner Party’, based on the critically acclaimed novel by Bill Davies, was made into a film last year.

exalted (adj.) 重要的; 顯赫的(地位)

[an exalted position in an organization is a very important one]

例: She rose to the exalted post of Foreign Secretary

她升到了外交部長這個崇高的位置

glorious (adj.) 輝煌的; 光榮的; 榮耀的

[deserving great admiration, praise and honor]

例: a glorious victory 輝煌的勝利

例: a memorial to the glorious dead of two world wars

為緬懷在兩次世界大戰中光榮獻身的人而修建的紀念碑

remarkable (adj.) 非凡的; 奇異的; 引人注目的

[unusual or special and therefore surprising and worth mentioning]

例: Nelson Mandela is a truly remarkable man.

納爾遜曼德拉確實是個了不起的人

legendary (adj.) 名聲顯赫的; 津津樂道的

[very famous and admired or spoken about]

例: He became editor of the legendary Irish journal ‘The Bell’.

他當上了著名的愛爾蘭雜誌「鐘」的編輯

例: The British are legendary for their incompetence with languages.

英國人語言能力欠佳是出了名的

(以上翻譯出自 google.com | dictionary.cambridge.org )

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