claim to fame

claim to fame — 慣用語

1. the one fact, event, or quality that makes a person, place, or thing widely know

1.慣用語B2
釋義

出名原因

讓人被注意或記住的那件事

the one fact, event, or quality that makes a person, place, or thing widely known

例句

Winning the city marathon at sixteen became Nikhil's claim to fame.

十六歲就贏得城市馬拉松，就是讓 Nikhil 出名的原因。

become someone's claim to fame

For years, the cafe's claim to fame was its mango bread from Cebu.

多年來，那家咖啡館出名的原因，就是來自宿霧的芒果麵包。

the claim to fame of a business

常見搭配
  • someone's claim to fame
  • the town's claim to fame
  • first claim to fame
同義詞
  • calling card

    often suggests the feature someone is best remembered for, especially in work or public life

  • main attraction

    fits places or events better and focuses on what draws visitors

  • signature achievement

    more formal and usually used for something more impressive or lasting

文法句型

someone's claim to fame

the claim to fame of a place or business

be someone's claim to fame

用法筆記

Usually appears in patterns like someone's claim to fame or the claim to fame of a place or business. It often sounds slightly humorous when the thing mentioned is small or surprising.

常見錯誤

The museum's claim of fame is its dinosaur hall.
The museum's claim to fame is its dinosaur hall.
This fixed expression uses 'to', not 'of'.
Her claim to fame is being very famous.
Her claim to fame is winning the TV singing contest.
The phrase names the thing that made someone known, not fame itself.