renown的意思|renown的解释-里氏词典

renown [ri'naun]

n. 名声, 声望

vt. 使有声望

renown

[ noun ]
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
<noun.state>

Renown \Re*nown"\ (r?-noun"), n. [F. renom. See {Noun}, and cf.
{Renown}, v.]
1. The state of being much known and talked of; exalted
reputation derived from the extensive praise of great
achievements or accomplishments; fame; celebrity; --
always in a good sense.

Nor envy we
Thy great renown, nor grudge thy victory. --Dryden.

2. Report of nobleness or exploits; praise.

This famous duke of Milan,
Of whom so often I have heard renown. --Shak.

Renown \Re*nown"\ (r?-noun"), v. t. [F. renommer to name again,
celebrate, make famous; pref. re- re- + nommer to name, L.
nominare, fr. nomen a name. See {Noun}.]
To make famous; to give renown to. [Obs.]

For joi to hear me so renown his son. --Chapman.

The bard whom pilfered pastorals renown. --Pope.

The London School of Economics would like to move there from cramped premises on the other side of the river. Such a move would express confidence in a British institution of world renown.
His previous deep ocean work in the Galapagos Rift and Eastern Pacific Rise had already gained him a measure of renown.
As a teen-ager, Mr. Minkow gained renown by founding ZZZZ Best as a carpet cleaning concern in his family's garage.
A panel discussion on criminal justice was to include Angela Davis, an activist who gained renown in the 1970s with her arrest and acquittal on charges stemming from a 1970 shootout at the Marion County Courthouse in northern California.
Ms. Marrow comes down stage to describe Ms. Jackson's journey from the South, to churches in the North, to world renown as a gospel performer.
Coleco earned wealth and renown from the dolls in the mid-1980s. But as Cabbage Patch fever died down, toy analysts said Coleco became one more company to be sideswiped by the fads that periodically sweep through the industry and then fade.
They include Proust, EM Forster, Aldous Huxley and JB Priestley. Here we are with the elderly music teacher at a school in the Midlands. His son is a cellist of renown whose mistress is an opera star.
Two other gurus who don't enjoy widespread renown were nevertheless mentioned surprisingly often.
The choir, which has gained world renown in its 19 years, is more a singing, inner-city boot camp than a glee club.
The players belonged a soccer team from a local agricultural cooperative that had defeated a rival team in nearby Nazca, a town renown for strangely designed lines in the desert that include huge drawings of birds.
The play, about two tramps waiting for a third, was a huge success and brought the author instant world renown.

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