famous or well known, typically for some bad quality or deed
声名狼藉的,臭名昭著的;众所周知的
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Los Angeles is notorious for its smog. 洛杉矶的烟雾是出了名的
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he was a notorious drinker and womanizer .他是个声名狼藉的酒鬼和玩弄女性的家伙。
"late 15th cent. (in the sense ‘generally known’): from medieval Latin