reputation
noun [ C usually singular, U ] uk/ˌrep.jəˈteɪ.ʃən/ us/ˌrep.jəˈteɪ.ʃən/
B2 名誉;声望;名望
the opinion that people in general have about someone or something, or how much respect or admiration someone or something receives, based on past behaviour or character
The company has a worldwide reputation for quality. 这家公司的产品质量誉满全球。
She has the reputation of being a good doctor. 作为一名优秀的医生，她很有声望。
His reputation was destroyed when he was caught stealing some money. 他偷钱时被当场抓住，这使他声名扫地。
The hotel has a bad/good reputation. 这家旅馆名声很好／坏。
He earned/established/gained/acquired a reputation as an entertaining speaker. 他因为演讲妙趣横生而赢得／享有／得到／获得盛名。
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- Recent discoveries about corruption have done serious damage to the company's reputation.
- The government's reputation has already been harmed by a series of scandals.
- The newspaper has a reputation for being littered with spelling mistakes.
- She has a reputation for open-mindedness and original thinking.
- Actors' reputations have been made and unmade on this London stage.
Idiom
by reputationidiom 因知名度;听说
not directly, by hearing what other people say
The two men know each other only by reputation. 这两个人只是彼此听说过。