well known for some bad quality or deed 臭名昭著的,声名狼藉的 an infamous war criminal. 一名声名狼藉的战犯。 ■wicked; abominable 恶劣的;令人憎恶的 the medical council disqualified him for infamous misconduct. 由于他恶劣的渎职行为,医学理事会取消了他的行医资格。 ■(Law, historical)(of a person) deprived of all or some citizens' rights as a consequence of conviction for a serious crime (律 史)(因犯重罪)被褫夺所有(或部分)公权的
派生 infamously adverb infamy ( pl. -ies) noun(pl. -ies) 语源
late Middle English: from medieval Latin infamosus, from Latin infamis (based on fama 'fame')