单词 | world-famous |
释义 | > as lemmasworld-famous world-famous adj. [compare German weltberühmt (mid 17th cent.)] well known throughout the world; celebrated, noted; cf. world-famed adj. at Compounds 7b. ΚΠ 1832 T. Carlyle in New Monthly Mag. 34 510 How many world-famous victories were gained and lost. 1873 J. A. Symonds Stud. Greek Poets xi. 373 One who made the insignificant place of his origin world-famous. 1958 S. Gibbons White Sand & Grey Sand 222 I shall laugh like a drain if she's world-famous in another five years or so. 2003 F. McAuslan & M. Norman Rough Guide to Cuba (ed. 2) 25/2 Don't visit Cuba assuming that the country's world-famous free health service extends to foreign visitors. < as lemmas |
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