| 单词 | famous of renown |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfamous of renown 1. Celebrated in fame or public report; much talked about, renowned. Const. for. Also †famous of renown. extracted from famousadj. a. of persons, their attributes, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > fame or renown > famous or eminent person > [adjective] mereeOE athelOE couthOE brightOE namecundc1175 outnumenc1175 noble?c1225 ketec1275 sheenc1275 tirfulc1275 glorious13.. losedc1305 of great renownc1330 glorifieda1340 worthly or worthy in wonea1350 clearc1374 nameda1382 solemna1387 renomeda1393 famous?a1400 renomé?a1400 renowneda1400 notedc1400 of (great, high, etc.) name?c1430 celebrate?1440 namely1440 famosec1449 honourable?c1450 notedc1450 parent?c1450 glorificatec1460 heroical?a1475 insignite?a1475 magnific1490 well-fameda1492 exemie1497 singular1497 preclare1503 magnificential1506 laureate1508 illustre?a1513 illustred1512 magnificent1513 preclared1530 grand1542 celebrated1549 heroicc1550 lustrantc1550 magnifical1557 illustrate1562 expectablec1565 ennobled1571 laurel1579 nominated1581 famosed1582 perspicuous1582 big1587 famed1595 uplifted1596 illustrious1598 celebrousc1600 luculent1600 celebrious1604 fameful1605 famoused1606 renownful1606 bruitful1609 eminent1611 insignious1620 clarousa1636 far-fameda1640 top1647 grandee1648 signalized1652 noscible1653 splendid1660 voiced1661 gloried1671 laurelled1683 distinguished1714 distinct1756 lustrious1769 trumpeted1775 spiry1825 world-famous1832 galactic1902 tycoonish1958 mega1987 ?a1400 Morte Arth. 3304 Ffamows in fferre londis, and floure of alle kynges. ?c1450 Life St. Cuthbert (1891) l. 6421 At mailros boisill', a famus man. 1512 Act 4 Hen. VIII 91 His moste noble fadre of famouse memorye. 1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. xix. 196 The famoust Queene that euer was. 1641 J. Milton Of Reformation 19 The..Councel of Nicæa the first and famousest of all the rest. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 102 The..old Stallion..Famous in his Youth for force and speed. View more context for this quotation 1757 tr. J. G. Keyssler Trav. III. 210 The body of this famous cardinal lies at Rome. 1832 W. Irving Alhambra II. 154 The famous Italian singer Farinelli. 1833 Ld. Tennyson Blackbird 16 The melody that made thee famous once, when young. b. of things. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > fame or renown > famous or eminent person > [adjective] > specifically of things or actions famousc1385 noblec1390 undoubtedc1460 illustrious?1566 blazing1576 brilliant1739 c1385 G. Chaucer Legend Good Women Hypsipyle. 1440 This famous tresore. 14.. Epiph. in Tundale's Vis. (1843) 103 To see this ster most famows of renown. 1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. xxii. 386 There also was hir famousest Temple. 1665 T. Manley tr. H. Grotius De Rebus Belgicis 255 Steeneberg, famous of old for a Harbour. 1674 R. Boyle Excellency Theol. i. iii. 83 The famous answer given by an excellent Philosopher. 1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson i. ii. 16 This Island of Madera..is famous..for its excellent wines. 1782 W. Cowper John Gilpin 4 A train band captain eke was he Of famous London town. 1850 J. McCosh Method Divine Govt. (ed. 2) ii. i. 124 The three famous laws of Kepler. 1868 Queen Victoria Jrnl. 35 The stream of which [the Tummel] is famous for salmon. c. famous last words (cf. word n. and int. Phrases 3c(a)): a remark or prediction likely to be proved wrong by events. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > end or conclusion > [noun] > concluding word or act > words likely to be proved wrong famous last words1948 1948 E. Partridge et al. Dict. Forces' Slang 67 Famous last words, a catch-phrase rejoinder to such fatuous statements as ‘Flak's [sc. Anti-aircraft fire is] not really dangerous’. 1948 Shell Aviation News CXVII. 9/1 Leopoldville is easy to find because you cannot miss the Congo River. (Famous last words!) a1961 J. Cannan All is Discovered (1962) iv. 89 ‘Why... It's nothing.’ ‘Famous last words.’ < as lemmas |
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