notorious(形容词):臭名昭著的;声名狼藉的,常指因负面原因而广为人知。(也可泛指“出名的”,但语气通常偏负面)
/ nəˈtɔːriəs /
The city is notorious for its traffic jams.
这座城市因交通堵塞而臭名昭著。
He became notorious after the scandal, and the media followed his every move for years.
丑闻之后他变得臭名昭著,媒体多年都在追踪他的一举一动。
源自拉丁语 notorius(意为“众所周知的”),与 notus(“已知的”)同源。进入英语后逐渐带上“因坏事而出名”的常见含义,因此多用于负面语境。