well-known

英['wel'nəʊn] 美['wel'noʊn]
  • adj. 出名的;众所周知的
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    adj. (形容词)
    1. 出名的,众所周知的; 熟悉的 known by many people

英英释义

Adjective:
  1. widely or fully known;

    "a well-known politician"
    "well-known facts"
    "a politician who is well known"
    "these facts are well known"

  2. frequently experienced; known closely or intimately;

    "a long-familiar face"
    "a well-known voice reached her ears"

1. He was well acquainted with the literature of France, Germany and Holland.
他对于法国、德国和荷兰的文学了如指掌。

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2. Well, at any rate, let me thank you for all you did.
好吧,不管怎样,还是要感谢你所做的一切。

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3. His beautifully illustrated book well attested his love of the university.
他那本带有精美插图的书见证了他对大学的热爱。

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4. His wife wasn't feeling too well and she wanted to go home.
他的妻子感到有些不舒服,想要回家。

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5. Well, so much for the producers. But what of the con-sumers?
好吧,关于生产商就讲这么多,那关于消费者呢?

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    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. He is little known as an artist.
      他是个不出名的艺术家。
    2. Our silks are known for good quality.
      我们的丝绸是以质量出名的。
    3. His championship of women's rights is well known.
      他提倡女权是众所周知的。
    4. Auroras are known to have many shapes and colors.
      众所周知的是极光有许多形状和颜色。
    用作形容词 (adj.)
    用作定语 ~+ n.
    1. The well-known singer was accompanied at the piano by my sister.
      我妹妹为这位著名歌手担任钢琴伴奏。
    2. Two well-known firms of drug manufactures are cooperating and attempting to find a cure for cancer.
      有两家著名的制药厂正在合作试图找到一种治疗癌症的药物。
    用作表语 S+be+~
    1. She was well-known two years ago.
      两年前她就出名了。
    S+be+~+ prep .-phrase
    1. The writer is well-known for being productivity in works.
      该作家因其多产而闻名。
adj. (形容词)
  1. well-known是复合形容词,意思是“出名的,众所周知的,熟悉的”,在句中用作定语或表语。
adj. (形容词)
well-known, celebrated, famous, noted, notorious, renowned
  • 这组词的共同意思是“著名的,出名的”。其区别是:
  • 1.famous指受到公众广泛的公认,并为大家所熟悉、热爱和尊敬,含有名气、名声在外的意思,可用于人、事物等; celebrated指有更大更久远的名望,有为人赞颂或受人尊敬的含义,可较为客观地表示某人或某物受到的赞扬或奖励; well-known指出名的、为大家所熟悉的、众所周知的一般的人或事; notorious表示由于不良或丑恶行径而出名; renowned着重表示由于某种卓越的性质或成就而享有更高、更持久的声誉; noted着重表示由于特定行为而一时出名,但持久或公认的程度都不如其他名词。
  • 2.famous比celebrated常用, celebrated有时有夸张的含义,它比famous更突出。
  • 3.celebrated和renowned语气比famous强, well-known和noted语气都比famous或notorious轻。
  • 4.famous多用于褒义; notorious多用于贬义; celebrated和renowned都是褒义词,后者更为正式; well-known和noted都是中性词,可用于褒义,也可用于贬义。例如:
  • He is a famous painter.他是一个著名画家。
  • Hangzhou is celebrated for its beautiful scenery.杭州以其美丽的风景著名。
  • Edison was renowned as a great inventor.爱迪生作为伟大的发明家而享有盛誉。
  • He is notorious as a deadbeat.他是个声名狼藉的二流子。
  • Jim was noted for arriving late for work.吉姆曾因上班迟到而出过名。
  • The restaurant is well-known for its fried noodle.那家饭馆以炒面著称。
  • 用作形容词 (adj.)
    ~+名词

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