notorious

柯林斯詞典

1. ADJ To be notorious means to be well known for something bad. 聲名狼藉的
...an area notorious for drugs, crime and violence. …一個因毒品、犯罪和暴力而聲名狼藉的地區(qū)。
2. notoriouslyADV 聲名狼藉地
The train company is overstaffed and notoriously inefficient. 這家鐵路公司人員超編，且出了名地沒有效率。
He worked mainly in New York City where living space is notoriously at a premium. 他主要在紐約市工作，那里的生存空間出了名地昂貴。

The city is notorious for its red light district and strip clubs .
He was notorious for his violent and threatening behaviour .
He has spent the past three months in Florida, ostensibly for medical treatment , but in actual fact to avoid prosecution for a series of notorious armed robberies .
Politicians are notorious egotists .
During the trial he was held in one of the country's most notorious prisons .