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famous用法的三点说明

famous用法的三点说明

1. 表示“以……出名或著称”,用介词 for;表示“作为……出名或著称”,用介词 as。如:

France is famous for its wine. 法国以其葡萄酒出名。

He is rather famous as a writer. 他是著名作家。

2. famous 是一个语气很强的词,通常指在很大范围内为人所知,它一般不用于小有名气的普通人或物——此时可用 well-known。如:

He is a well-known businessman in our town. 他是我们镇一位有名的商人。(此句不宜用 a famous businessman)

3. infamous 的意思是“声名狼籍的”“臭名昭彰的”等,不要想当然地认为它是 famous 的反义词。