有名

ゆうめい
fame

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ゆうめい【有名】

〔著名， 高名〕

*fame

〖U〗名声， 有名(なこと)

come to ［rise to， gain， win， attain， achieve， acquire， earn］ fame 有名になる

gain fame by one's novel 小説で有名になる

I have a notion for fame. 有名になりたい

spring into fame 一躍有名になる

His courage won him fame ［fame for him］. 剛胆であったので彼は有名になった.

*renown

〖U〗《正式》名声， 有名

rise from obscurity to renown 無名から身を起して有名になる.

▲He made his name as a DJ. 彼はディスクジョッキーとして有名になった

This new novel obtained him a reputation. この新作で彼は一躍有名になった

put a book ［him］ on the map 本［彼］を有名にする

gain ［seek］ publicity 有名になる［なりたがる］.

¶ → 有名人

¶ → 有名無実の

◇ → 有名な

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ゆうめい【有名】

～な famous; famed; noted; notable; well-known; celebrated; renowned; distinguished; illustrious; 〔悪名高い〕 infamous; notorious.

●有名な人 a person of fame [distinction, renown]; a celebrity [＝ゆうめいじん]

・東京でも有名なフランス料理店 a well-known French restaurant in Tokyo; a great name among the French restaurants of Tokyo

・有名なスター a big-name star

・世界的に有名な学者 a scholar of worldwide reputation; a world-famous scholar

・かの有名な映画監督を父に持つ俳優 an actor whose father is a famous film director.

●あまり有名ではない人 a person of no great note

・たいして有名でもない観光地 a tourist spot not to speak of

・きわめて有名である enjoy great celebrity; have great renown

・彼がまだ有名でなかったころ before fame came to him

・…として有名である be celebrated [noted] as 《a scholar》; be distinguished as 《a Nobel prize winner》.

●それは読者の意表を突く小説として有名だ. The novel is well known as full of surprises [having fantastic ideas, taking readers by surprise].

・そのレストランはカキの料理で有名だ. The restaurant is famous for its oyster dishes.

・この事件は歴史上有名だ. The incident is well-known in history.

・彼の酒ぐせの悪さは社内でも有名だ. He is notorious in our office [among us] for turning nasty when drunk.

有名にする win fame for [bring fame to] sb; win sb fame; 《口》 put sth on the map.

有名になる become famous; rise into notice [fame]; acquire fame; gain renown; win a reputation; attain [come to] distinction [celebrity]; distinguish oneself 《by scholarship》; cut a figure; make a noise in the world; have one's name up; make a name for oneself 《as an athlete》; earn fame 《as a novelist》; come to [win] fame; 〔悪評を得る〕 gain notoriety.

●一躍有名になる leap to fame; be thrust into fame; 〔悪い意味で〕 break into notoriety

・無名から有名になる lift oneself out of obscurity

・彼女は一夜にして有名になった. One morning she awoke to find herself famous.

・その作家は名前ばかりが有名になりすぎている. The writer suffers from an inflated reputation.

・この事件で村はすっかり有名になった. The incident has brought fame to the village.

有名さ fame; renown.

有名大学 a prestigious [big-name] university.

有名品 a well-known brand; 〈集合的に〉 name brands.

有名ブランド a name brand; a big-name brand; 〔その製品〕 brand-name products [goods].