The renowned marine biologist spent decades documenting the migration patterns of humpback whales across the Pacific Ocean.
这位著名的海洋生物学家花费数十年记录座头鲸在太平洋的迁徙模式。
Which choice best defines “renowned”?
A — Widely known and esteemed. “renowned” means widely known and esteemed.
Which word means “widely known and esteemed”?
A — renowned. “renowned” means widely known and esteemed.
renowned — widely known and esteemed. In Chinese: 著名的，享有盛誉的.
renowned is pronounced /rɪˈnaʊnd/.
The renowned marine biologist spent decades documenting the migration patterns of humpback whales across the Pacific Ocean. (这位著名的海洋生物学家花费数十年记录座头鲸在太平洋的迁徙模式。)
famous, celebrated, distinguished — all close in meaning to renowned (widely known and esteemed).
obscure, unknown — each the opposite of renowned (widely known and esteemed).
Yes. renowned is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
re-(again) + nown (know) + -ed (past participle suffix) → mentioned again → renowned, famous.