well known for being bad声名狼藉的；臭名昭著的- a notorious criminal恶名昭彰的罪犯
- a location made notorious by battles between local gangs一个因当地帮派之间的战斗而臭名昭著的地点
- notorious for something/for doing something The country is notorious for its appalling prison conditions.这个国家因监狱状况恶劣而臭名远扬。🔊🔊
- notorious as something The bar has become notorious as a meeting-place for drug dealers.这家酒吧因作为毒品贩子接头的场所而声名狼藉。🔊🔊
- an area which is notorious as a centre for drug trafficking臭名昭著的贩毒中心
Oxford Collocations DictionaryNotorious is used with these nouns: See full entry Word Originlate 15th cent. (in the sense ‘generally known’): from medieval Latin notorius (from Latin notus ‘known’) + -ous.