renowned

Known and admired by many people for some special quality or achievement; famous.

• renown/rɪˈnaʊn/(n)声望

• internationally renowned
• renowned for
• renowned expert
• renowned author
• world-renowned

1. 1.The restaurant is renowned for its seafood, attracting diners from across the country. (famous for)
2. 2.She is a world-renowned expert in climate science. (known everywhere)

• famous/ˈfeɪməs/— widely known — more common
• celebrated/ˈsɛlɪbreɪtɪd/— widely praised — slightly more formal
• distinguished/dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃt/— worthy of great respect

from Old French "renomer" (to make famous) — re- (again) + nomer (to name) from Latin "nominare" (to name) — to be named again and again