famous: implies little more than the fact of being, sometimes briefly, widely and popularly known: a ~ television actress.   hall of fame是体育运动等的名人堂，代指杰出人物，如her sudden rise to fame她突然成名   （词根popul表示people人，popular大众的、普通人的，等于public，如popular vote美国大选分大众选票和选举人选票）   注意不要写成fameous


renowned: implies more glory and acclamation: one of the most ~ figures in sports history.


celebrated: implies popular notice and attention especially in print: the most ~ beauty of her day.   这里print表示print media平面媒体，以纸张为载体，主要包括报纸、杂志等类型


noted: suggests well-deserved public attention: the ~ mystery writer.       又如a noted dancer著名的舞蹈演员，如he is not noted for his sense of humour他没什么幽默


notorious: frequently adds to famous pejorative implications of questionableness or evil: a ~ gangster.     (pejorative改变词的本义去贬低，如本词notorious)


distinguished: implies acknowledged excellence or superiority: a ~ scientist who recently won the Nobel prize.   (excel优秀，强调好，superior卓越，强调比别人高)     常形容客人distinguished guests尊贵的客人，或者成就事业a distinguished academic family/career杰出的学者之家/职业生涯，如本例杰出的科学家


eminent: implies conspicuousness for outstanding quality or character and is applicable to one rising above others of the same class: a conference of the country's most ~ writers.      conspicuous和obvious互释


illustrious: stresses enduring and merited honor and glory attached to a deed or person: the ~ deeds of national heroes.     merited应得的、值得的，受之无愧的=deserved，如merited reward/success/honor应得(受之无愧)的回报/成功/荣耀


famous著名: 仅表示广为人知，可能短暂，renowned著名: 表示更大的光荣赞誉，celebrated著名: 受人注目，特别是在平面媒体，noted著名: 表示理所当然的受人注目，notorious臭名昭著: 贬义，因卑鄙邪恶而"famous"，distinguished杰出卓越: 指获得承认的优秀卓越，eminent杰出卓越: 明显地出众，超越同类，illustrious杰出卓越不朽: 强调永不磨灭的荣耀光荣


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