renown: [14] To be renowned is etymologically to be ‘named again’, and hence to be ‘famous’. The word comes from Old French renon, a derivative of the verb renomer ‘make famous’. This was formed from the prefix re- ‘again’ and nomer ‘name’, a descendant of Latin nōmināre, from which English gets nominate. => nominate, noun
renown (n.)
c. 1300, from Anglo-French renoun, Old French renon "renown, fame, reputation," from renomer "make famous," from re- "repeatedly" (see re-) + nomer "to name," from Latin nominare "to name" (see nominate). The Middle English verb reknouen "make known, acknowledge" has been assimilated to the noun via renowned. In old German university slang, a reknowner (German renommist) was "a boaster, a swaggerer."
双语例句
1. Mailly's work achieved little renown.
梅利的工作没有获得什么声誉。
来自柯林斯例句
2. He won renown as a fair judge.
他赢得了公平裁判的荣誉。
来自《权威词典》
3. It's just these heart - thrilling chapters that brought his work world renown.
正因这些扣人心弦的篇章才使得他的作品举世闻名.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
4. His renown has spread throughout the country.
他的名声已传遍全国.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. They travelled to Portsmouth, where they embarked on the battle cruiser HMS Renown.