遗臭万年 meaning in English
leave a stink for ten thousand years; be cursed by posterity; be condemned by posterity; everlasting shame; go down in history as a byword of infamy; leave a bad name forever; leave a bad name for thousands of years to come; leave a foul reputation for a myriad years; leave behind a bad name for myriads of years; live in history as a byword of infamy; one's name will be anathema for all time
Examples
- Thousands of people still queue up to look at these portraits of the famous and the infamous .
成千上万的人现在仍然排队等待着观看这些流芳百世或遗臭万年的人物的肖像。 - Die knowing everyone will remember him with disgust
而且知道自己会遗臭万年 - Does your character have a notorious or celebrated ancestor
你拥有一个万世流芳或者遗臭万年的祖先吗？ - His name will live in infamy
他的名字将遗臭万年。 - If so , what did this person do to become famous or infamous
如果是的话，祖先做了些甚麽而万世流芳或者遗臭万年吗？