well-known

['wel'nəun]

adj. 出名的, 众所周知的

a.

1. 出名的, 众所周知的[(+for/as)]

He is one of the world's best-known opera singers.

他是世界上最有名的歌剧演员之一。

2. 熟知的

She sang an old well-known song.

她唱了一首大家熟悉的老歌。

For reasons well-known to all, I had to cancel the trip.

鉴于众所周知的缘故, 我不得不取消这次旅行。

词义辨析

同义:

a.普通的, 惯常的, 陈腐的

familiar  known  common  everyday  household  usual  established  customary  conventional  traditional  wonted  commonplace  trite  stock

a.有名的, 著名的, 卓越的, 流芳百世的

famous  famed  renowned  celebrated  prominent  popular  noted  notable  eminent  preeminent  illustrious  great  immortal  inflamous  notorious  on the map  

同义参见:

outstanding  distinguished  accustomed  prime  prevalent  

反义:

a.出名的; 众所周知的

unknown  little-known  

英英释义

形容词 well-known:

widely or fully known

frequently experienced; known closely or intimately

同义词：long-familiar

补充

well-knownwell-known英:[ˌwelˈnəun] 美:[ˈwɛlˈnon]adj.1.出名的, 众所周知的; 熟悉的He is one of the world's best-known writers.他是世界上最知名的作家之一。She was well-known two years ago.两年前她就出名了。

例句

1. He is well-known to the local police.当地警察都知道他。 2. Hubbard was well known for his work in the field of drug rehabilitation.哈伯德因在戒毒康复领域所做的工作而为人所熟知。 3. He surrounds himself with attractive, intelligent, or well-known people.他周围全是有魅力、有学问或有名气的人。 4. She was a very well-known author.她是一位知名作家。 5. a collection of recipes from more than 40 well-known names由40多位名人提供素材的食谱集 6. He became a well-known figure in the US in the 1950s.他在20世纪50年代名扬美国。 7. pirated versions of well-known brands知名品牌的盗版 8. It may be a well-known fact, but I didn't know it.这可能是众所周知的事实, 但我却不知道。 9. These findings could help explain a well-known phenomenon.这些发现有助于解释一个常见的现象。 10. It is a well-known fact that people always buy presents for the person they wish you were rather than the person you are.众所周知, 人们买礼物是以己度人, 并不考虑对方的实际需要。 11. It is well known that bamboo shoots are a panda's staple diet.众所周知, 竹笋是熊猫的主要食物。 12. a well-known writer/fact著名的作家；众所周知的事实