[ U ] the quality of being famous for something considered bad臭名
The president described the attack as "a day that will live in infamy".总统将那次袭击称为“永远的国耻日”。
[ C ] a bad and shocking act or event恶行
For the relatives of those who had died in the war, the final infamy was the pardoning of the draft-dodgers.对于那些阵亡者的亲属来说,最令其切齿的就是原谅逃避兵役者。