reputation
1.of reputation是“有好名声的”,等于of good reputation,of no reputation是“有坏名声的”,不是“不著名的”,等于of bad reputation。注意good和bad前面没有a,of world-wide reputation等表达方式里也没有a。
2.reputation不一定指“好名声”,如He has a reputation for being kind to animals和He has a reputation for being unkind to animals都可以说。
3.注意下面第一句里用a和for,第二句里用the和of:
- He has a reputation for being kind to animals.
- He has the reputation of being kind to animals.
说He has a reputation of being...或He has the reputation for being...也可以,但不很普通。
4.He has the reputation of (being) the most learned man in the city等句子里的being用的多,不用的少。
5.know...by reputation作“闻…的名”解,reputation并没有“好名声”或“坏名声”的含意。例如:I have known the young teacher by reputation very long as the daughter of one of my oldest friends.