1.illustrious
adj.著名的;卓越的;杰出的
音标：/ɪ'lʌstrɪəs/
英英释义：
An illustrious person is famous and respected because of what they have achieved.
例句：
①He enjoyed a long and illustrious career as a radio producer.
他作为电台节目制作人的生涯漫长而辉煌。
②All sorts of illustrious and influential persons lent their names to our national culture.
各种有名望有影响的人大声疾呼支持我们的民族文化。
2.renowned
adj.有名的;有声望的
音标：/rɪ'naʊnd/
英英释义：
A person or place that is renowned for something, usually something good, is well known because of it.
例句：
①This restaurant is renowned for its cuisine.
这家餐馆以其精美的饭菜而闻名。
②He is one of the world’s renowned writers.
他是世界上知名的作家之一。
拓展：
这个单词的名词形式是“renown ”,表示“名声”。例如：
His renown has spread throughout the country.
他的名声已传遍全国。
除此之外，“renowned”的搭配通常是“be renowned for ”或者“be renowned as ”
例如：
①The area is renowned for its Romanesque churches.
这个地区以其罗马式的教堂闻名。
②James was renowned as a forward thinker.
詹姆斯以其前瞻性的思想而负盛名。
电影《为奴十二年》也出现了这个单词，“renowned practitioner”有名的医师/从业家
3.celebrated
adj.著名的;有名的；受人敬仰的
音标：/'selɪbreɪtɪd/
英英释义：
A celebrated person or thing is famous and much admired.
例句：
①He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.
不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
②Today, he's one of Asia's most celebrated chefs.
而现在他则是亚洲最受推崇的大厨之一。
4.acclaimed
adj.备受称赞的，享有盛名的
英英释义：
Publicly written and talked about in an admiring way.
例句：
①Yousson N'Dour is an internationally acclaimed singer with impressive potentials.
尤索·恩多是一名国际著名歌手，他拥有令人印象深刻的潜力。
②She's one of their most acclaimed actresses.
她是他们最著名的女演员之一。
拓展：
“acclaimed”的名词形式“acclaim”也可以表示相同意思：
例如：
①Were the world just and Swedish-speaking, Scheele would have enjoyed universal acclaim .
要是这世界是公正的话，要是大家都会说瑞典语的话，金勒本来会在全世界享有盛誉。
②These chaotic canvases won rapid acclaim and attention.
这些乱七八糟的油画赢得了迅速的赞誉和关注。
5.eminent
adj.(尤指因专业出众而)著名的，受尊敬的，有声望的
音标：/'emɪnənt/
英英释义：
An eminent person is well-known and respected, especially because they are good at their profession.
例句：
①It was an eminently respectable boarding school.
这是所非常好的寄宿学校。
②Watson was eminent among his contemporaries.
华生在同代人里很出名。
6.distinguished
adj.卓越的;杰出的;著名的
音标：/dɪ'stɪŋgwɪʃt/
英英释义：
If you describe a person or their work as distinguished, you mean that they have been very successful in their career and have a good reputation.
例句：
①These distinguished individuals came and went, singly as a rule.
这些名人照例是独来独往。
②He disclaimed the possession of any great quickness of apprehension or wit, such as distinguished Huxley.
他承认自己不具备像著名的赫胥黎那样的快速理解能力。
拓展：
“distinguished”除了可以表示“著名的”，还可以表示“高贵的;尊贵的;高尚的 ”【If you describe someone as distinguished, you mean that they look very noble and respectable.】
例如：
Distinguished guests , your excellency, good afternoon, I'm Karry Wang from China.
尊敬的各位来宾，阁下，大家下午好，我是来自中国的王俊凯。
它最常见的搭配即“distinguished guests ”，表示“贵宾”
7.noted
adj.著名的;知名的
音标：/'nəʊtɪd/
英英释义：
To be noted for something you do or have means to be well-known and admired for it.
例句：
①A television programme noted for its attacks on organised crime.
以抨击有组织犯罪而知名的电视节目.
②Lawyers are not noted for rushing into change.
律师并非以仓促求变著称。
拓展：
这个单词最常见的搭配是“be noted for”,也是一个比较好用的小词~
8.prominent
adj.重要的；杰出的；著名的
音标：/'prɒmɪnənt/
英英释义：
Someone who is prominent is important.
例句：
The most prominent Luminist painters were Martin Johnson Heade and FitzHugh Lane.
最著名的光亮主义画家是海德和雷恩。
《经济学人》：【a prominet psychologist】
拓展：
“prominent”除了可以表示“著名的”，还可以表示“显著的；突出的；鲜艳的；引人注目的”【Something that is prominent is very noticeable or is an important part of something else.】
《经济学人》里也用到了表达 【prominent breakthroughs】
9.notable
n.显要人物;有势力的人
音标：/'nəʊtəb(ə)l/
英英释义：
Notables are important or powerful people.
例句：
①Elected by local notables for nine years Senators lack the democratic legitimacy of members of the National Assembly.
由当地名流选出、任职9年的参议员缺少国民议会议员的民主合法性。
②The notables include five Senators, two Supreme Court judges and three State Governors.
显要人物包括五名参议员、两名最高法院法官和三名州长。
10.proverbial
adj.出名的；众所周知的
音标：/prə'vɜːbɪəl/
英英释义：
Something that is proverbial is very well-known by a lot of people.
例句：
①His mastery of the French language was proverbial .
他对法语的精通是众所周知的。
②He is a proverbially dour New England Puritan.
他是个众所周知的抑郁的新英格兰清教徒。
拓展：
这个词很明显是从“proverb”拓展开来的，所以它还有一个意思是“谚语的；出自谚语的；常说的 ”
11.prestigious
adj.有威望的；有声望的；有威信的；受尊敬的
音标：/pre'stɪdʒəs/
英英释义：
A prestigious institution, job, or activity is respected and admired by people.
例句：
①It's one of the best equipped and most prestigious schools in the country.
这是国内设备最先进、最有威望的学校之一。
②Her first novel won a prestigious literary prize.
她的第一部小说就获得了一个颇具声望的文学奖。
