well known for being bad or evil臭名远扬的；声名狼藉的 synonym notorious- a general who was infamous for his brutality因残忍而恶名昭彰的将军
- the most infamous concentration camp最恶名远扬的集中营
- (humorous) the infamous British sandwich以难吃著名的英国三明治
compare famousTopics Personal qualitiesc1Oxford Collocations DictionaryInfamous is used with these nouns: - incident
- murderer
- reputation
- …
See full entry More Like This Words that look like opposites, but aren’tWords that look like opposites, but aren’t Word Originlate Middle English: from medieval Latin infamosus, from Latin infamis (based on fama ‘fame’).