悪名
解説 Definition
悪事や恥ずべき行為によって広く知られている状態、またはその悪い評判を表します。単なる不人気より強く、長く残る悪名を示します。
Infamy is the state of being well known for something very bad or shameful. It is used when a person, event, or action becomes famous in a negative way. The word is stronger than simple unpopularity and suggests lasting bad reputation.
使い方 Usage
使い分け Common distinctions
- notorious は「悪名高い」という形容詞、infamy は悪名という評判や状態を表す名詞です。 Notorious is an adjective meaning well known for bad reasons; infamy is a noun naming that reputation or state.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
fame「名声」の暗い版と覚える。成功で名が広がるのが fame、悪事で名が広がるのが infamy。
Think of infamy as the dark opposite of fame: fame spreads a name through success, while infamy spreads it through wrongdoing.
例文
The dictator earned infamy for his brutal regime.
その独裁者は残忍な体制で悪名を博した。
The company gained infamy for its unethical business practices.
その企業は非倫理的なビジネス慣行で悪名を博した。
infamy の類義語・関連語
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infamy の語源・成り立ち Etymology
infamy はラテン語 infamia に由来し、in-「反対・否定」+ fama「評判・名声」から成ります。つまり文字通りは「悪い評判」で、そこから悪名の意。fame や famous と同じ語根なので、「名が立つ」が悪い方向に振れた語だと分かります。
This word comes from Latin infamia, built from in- meaning "not" or "against" and fama meaning "report," "reputation," or "fame." Its literal sense was a bad reputation or loss of good name. It is related to fame and famous, but developed in the negative direction.
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