notorious: [16] Notorious originally meant simply ‘well known’. It was borrowed from medieval Latin nōtōrius, which was a derivative of nōtus ‘known’, the past participle of Latin nōscere ‘know’ (source also of English notice, notion, etc). The English word very soon came to be used in association with derogatory nouns (as in ‘a notorious liar’), and by the early 17th century the adjective itself had taken on negative connotations. (Noble, which comes from the same ultimate source and likewise etymologically means ‘known’, has gone up in the world as far as notorious has gone down.) => notice
notorious (adj.)
1540s, "publicly known," from Medieval Latin notorius "well-known, commonly known," from Latin notus "known," past participle of noscere "come to know" (see know). Negative connotation arose 17c. from frequent association with derogatory nouns. Related: Notoriously.
双语例句
1. The accident happened on a notorious black spot on the A43.
事故发生在A43号公路上一个出了名的事故多发地段。
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2. He is notorious for making unexpected, often self-contradictory, comments.
他发表的那些出人意料而且经常自相矛盾的评论令他臭名昭著。
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3. This town is notorious for chewing people up and spitting them out.
这个城市恶名昭彰，它把人作践了，然后抛弃掉。
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4. Press agents are notorious name-droppers.
媒体经纪人出了名地喜欢靠名人抬高自身。
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5. The country is notorious for its appalling prison conditions.