notorious: [16] Notorious originally meant simply ‘well known’. It was borrowed from medieval Latin nōtōrius, which was a derivative of nōtus ‘known’, the past participle of Latin nōscere ‘know’ (source also of English notice, notion, etc). The English word very soon came to be used in association with derogatory nouns (as in ‘a notorious liar’), and by the early 17th century the adjective itself had taken on negative connotations. (Noble, which comes from the same ultimate source and likewise etymologically means ‘known’, has gone up in the world as far as notorious has gone down.) => notice
notorious (adj.)
1540s, "publicly known," from Medieval Latin notorius "well-known, commonly known," from Latin notus "known," past participle of noscere "come to know" (see know). Negative connotation arose 17c. from frequent association with derogatory nouns. Related: Notoriously.
例文
1. The accident happened on a notorious black spot on the A 43.
事故はA 43号道路で有名な事故多発地域で発生した。
2.He is notorious for Making unexpected，often self-contradictory，comments.
彼が発表した予想外でよく矛盾したコメントは彼を悪名高いものにした。
3.This townis notorious for chewing people up and spitting them out.
この町は悪名高い。それは人を実践し、捨ててしまう。
4.Press agents are notorious name-droppers.
メディアマネージャーは有名人に頼って自分を持ち上げるのが好きだと有名になった。
5.The country is notorious for its appalling prison conditions.