1. 其意为“有名的”“众所周知的”，比较以下各所搭配的介词。如：
This place is well-known for its scenery. 这个地方以风景出名。（介词 for 表示原因）
He is rather well-known as a poet. 作为一位诗人他是相当有名气的。（介词 as 表示身份）
It’s well-known to us that he is a thief. 他是个贼，这点我们很清楚。（介词 to 表示对某人来说）
2. 其比较等级形式可以是 better-known, best-known 或 more well-known, most well-known。如：
“Swan Lake” is one of Tchaikovsky’s best-known compositions. 《天鹅湖》是柴可夫斯基最著名的作品之一。
单词：well-known的近义词、反义词、形近词辨析
famous/fame/reputation/well-known/notorious/credit/credible/incredible/authentic
记忆：
1. fame [ feim ] n. 名声, 名望 The scandal has ruined his fame.那个丑闻毁了他的名声。
2. famous [ 5feimEs ] adj. 著名的, 出名的 There are many ways to be famous. But does fame really mean so much to you?有很多方法可以出名。但名声对你真的那么重要吗？
3. well-known adj. 著名的, 出名的 As is well-known to all, no pains no gains.众所周知，一分辛劳，一分收获。
4. notorious [ nEu5tC:riEs ] not-or-ious not, 不；-or的人；-ious, 形容词后缀；notorious, （干尽坏事）不是人的，受唾(tor)骂的； Known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous: adj. 声名狼籍的 If Cheng Shuipian continues his separation, he is sure to be notorious in history. 如果陈水扁继续分裂活动，他肯定会背负千古骂名。
5. reputation [ 7repju(:)5teiFEn ] The general estimation in which a person is held by the public n. 名誉, 名声 It’s not easy to build a reputation, and it’s hard to keep a good reputation.获得名声不容易，保持好名声很困难。
6. credit [ 5kredit ] Belief or confidence in the truth of something. n. 信任, 信用, 声望 The teacher should have credit with his students in a right way. 老师应以合适的方式获得学生的信任。
7. credible [ 5kredEbl, -ibl ] cred-ible 可c里re边请的d，可信赖；ible为形容词后缀； credible, Worthy of confidence; reliable adj. 可信的, 可靠的 What he said is credible, I think.我想，他的话是可信的。
8. incredible [ in5kredEbl ] adj. 不可信的, 不可靠的 The victory is simply incredible!这场胜利真是难以置信。
9. authentic [ C:5Wentik ] au-then-tic 噢，那么提一提吧，既然它可信的话；Conforming to fact and therefore worthy of trust, reliance, or belief adj. 可信的 The witness gave an authentic account about the accident.证人对这起事故作了可信的陈述。
另类阅读：
Usually a famous star has a reputation in the society. Many people have credits on him. So they buy the goods he advertises However, it turns out that the goods are not so authentic, sometimes the goods are incredibly of poor quality. His fame becomes ruined and the goods become notorious.
与单词：well-known 相关的例句或者名人名言
The superstar was well-known all over the world.
这位超级巨星在全世界都很出名。
These companies all have very well-known brands.
这些公司都有非常知名的品牌。
