repute
repute — 名詞
1. the overall opinion or judgment that people in general have about a person, grou
名聲；聲望
公眾對某人或某事的普遍看法
the overall opinion or judgment that people in general have about a person, group, or thing — based on what others say and past experience rather than direct knowledge.
The old hotel has an ill repute among travelers because of its poor hygiene record.
那間老舊的旅館因衛生紀錄不佳，在旅客間名聲敗壞。
ill repute (bad reputation)
Beatrix is a surgeon of high repute in the field of pediatric cardiology.
Beatrix 是一位在小兒心臟外科領域聲望很高的醫生。
of high repute (prepositional modifier)
Despite the company's global repute, local customers complained about product delays.
儘管那家公司全球聲譽良好，當地顧客仍對產品延誤有所抱怨。
Judge Sirin is a woman of repute whose legal writings are studied across the nation.
法官 Sirin 是一位德高望重的人，她的法學著作在全國被廣泛研讀。
The university's strong repute attracted research funding from around the world.
那所大學的卓越聲譽吸引了來自世界各地的研究經費。
- reputation
neutral, everyday equivalent; far more common across registers
- standing
emphasises social or professional position rather than general opinion
- fame
strongly positive and usually implies wide public awareness
- name
informal; 'making a name for oneself' focuses on personal achievement rather than others' judgment
- disrepute
the state of being held in low or bad regard; the opposite condition
文法句型
of repute (prepositional phrase)
ill/good/high repute (adjective + noun)
用法筆記
More formal and slightly dated than 'reputation'. Common in fixed phrases like 'of repute', 'ill repute', and 'by repute'. Unlike 'reputation', 'repute' is rarely used with the indefinite article ('a repute' is non-standard).
常見錯誤
repute — 動詞
1. to be generally believed or considered to have a particular quality, status, or
據傳；公認
被普遍認為（常用被動式）
to be generally believed or considered to have a particular quality, status, or fact — used almost exclusively in the passive voice when reporting what many people think without the speaker needing to verify it.
The temple is reputed to be over a thousand years old by local historians.
這座寺廟被當地歷史學家認為已有一千多年的歷史。
be reputed + to-infinitive (passive pattern)
Samir is reputed as one of the best violin teachers in the city.
Samir 被公認為城裡最好的小提琴老師之一。
be reputed + as (describing role)
The spice market is reputed to sell the freshest saffron in the region.
據說那個香料市集賣的番紅花是該地區最新鮮的。
Wei is reputed to have climbed Mount Everest before turning twenty.
據傳 Wei 在二十歲前就登上了聖母峰。
The villa is reputed to contain hidden tunnels beneath its main courtyard.
那棟別墅據傳在主庭院下方藏有秘密通道。
文法句型
be reputed + to-infinitive
be reputed + as + noun phrase
be reputed + to be + adjective/noun
用法筆記
Almost always passive. The active form 'someone reputes that…' is extremely rare in modern English. The subject is typically a place (temple, market), a person, or an institution. The speaker using 'repute' distances themselves from the claim — compare with 'is said to' (neutral) or 'is alleged to' (legal context).