celebrity

名词 n.
/sɪˈlɛb.ɹɪ.ti/    /səˈlɛb.ɹɪ.ɾi/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A rite or ceremony. countable,obsolete,uncountable
  2. Fame, renown; the state of being famous or talked-about. uncountable
    — Many of those that envy celebrities aspire to celebrity themselves.
  3. A person who has a high degree of recognition by the general population for his or her success or accomplishments; a famous person. countable
    — "What do you put in your paper?" I asked, […] "Oh, news," said he, "and dull articles, and things about Celebrities. If you know any Celebrities, now?" Noël asked him what Celebrities were. "Oh, the Queen and the Princes, and people with titles, and people who write, or sing, or act—or do something clever or wicked."

词形变化

celebrities plural

词源

From Middle English celebritē, from Old French celebrite (compare French célébrité), from Latin celēbritās.
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