汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 遗臭万年
yí chòu wàn nián
遗臭万年 (遺臭萬年)
to have one's name go down in history as a byword for infamy (idiom)
遗臭 The notoriety left behind after death / After his death, the notoriety continued to circulate and was always reviled
无耻 难看 丢人 丢脸 可耻 羞耻 难听 寒碜 丢面子 丢丑
永垂不朽 流芳百世
同"遗臭万载"。
遗 (遺) yí 臭 chòu/xiù 万 (萬) wàn 年 nián
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

（遗臭万年）荣誉一旦丧失百年也无法弥补。

A hundred years cannot repair a moment's loss of honor.

没有哪个球员想冒这个险从中间射门，因为一旦失败就会被观众骂作傻子，遗臭万年。

The idea is that you don't wanna individually be the idiot who failed by kicking to the centre and being remembered for that.

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