
"a famous actor" "a celebrated musician" "a famed scientist" "an illustrious judge" "a notable historian" "a renowned painter"
误 The rich man is famous for his miserliness and greediness.
正 The rich man is notorious for his miserliness and greediness.
析famous通常用于褒义,是“闻名遐迩”的意思。notorious只用于贬义,是“臭名昭著的,声名狼藉的”意思。
作为一名科学家,他以丰富的知识而闻名于世。误 As a scientist, he is famous by his knowledge in the world.
正 As a scientist, he is famous for his knowledge in the world.
析 be famous for是固定词组,表示“以某种知识〔技能〕而著名”,其中介词for不能改为by。