fame

名词 n. 动词 v.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Something said or reported; gossip, rumour. archaic,uncountable,usually
    — There went a fame in Heav'n that he ere long / Intended to create, and therein plant / A generation, whom his choice regard / Should favour […].
  2. One's reputation. uncountable,usually
  3. The state of being famous or well-known and spoken of, especially for something positive. uncountable,usually
    — I find thou art no less than fame hath bruited.
动词 v.
  1. to make (someone or something) famous transitive

词形变化

fames plural fames present,singular,third-person faming participle,present famed participle,past famed past

词源

词源 1
From Middle English fame, from Old French fame (“celebrity, renown”), itself borrowed from Latin fāma (“talk, rumor, report, reputation”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂-meh₂, from *bʰeh₂- (“to speak, say, tell”). Cognate with Ancient Greek φήμη (phḗmē, “talk”). Related also to Latin for (“speak, say”, verb), Old English bōian (“to boast”), Old English bēn (“prayer, request”), Old English bannan (“to summon, command, proclaim”). More at ban.
Displaced native Old English hlīsa.
词源 2
From Middle English fame, from Old French fame (“celebrity, renown”), itself borrowed from Latin fāma (“talk, rumor, report, reputation”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂-meh₂, from *bʰeh₂- (“to speak, say, tell”). Cognate with Ancient Greek φήμη (phḗmē, “talk”). Related also to Latin for (“speak, say”, verb), Old English bōian (“to boast”), Old English bēn (“prayer, request”), Old English bannan (“to summon, command, proclaim”). More at ban.
Displaced native Old English hlīsa.
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