【英语词组】be known for、as、to的意思,以及例句,以及记忆的诀窍

e known as 意为“作为……而著名”,(=be famous as),其后的名词表示一个人的身份、职业等.如：
Liu Huan is known as a singer.刘欢作为一个歌手而出名.
We’re sure you’ll be well-known as an artist.我们相信你会成为一位著名的画家.




be known for 意为“因……而著名”,(=be famous for)其后所接内容表示某人或物的特点、特长等.如：
Guilin is known for her beautiful mountains and rivers.桂林因其美丽的山水而闻名.
Mr Geldof is well-known for organizing two big pop concerts on the same day.
　　盖尔多夫先生因在同一天组织两场大型的流行音乐会而出名.




be known to “为……所了解/知道”,(=be famous to)其后接表示人的词语.“(人们都)知道”,其后接动词原形.如：
He is known to all in our village.村子里的人都了解他.
He was known to have invented many things.=It was known that he had invented many things.
　　人们都知道他已经发明了很多东西.