以……而著名是个介词词组.
英语中“著名”常对应的单词有“famous,wellknown等
对应的有几个短语:befamousfor...,befamousas...bewellknownfor...,bewellknownas...等.
在这里,主要说明一下用for和用as的区别:
befamousfor,bewellknownfor常表示“以某种特征而出名”,befamousas,bewellknownas则表示“以某身份而出名”
例:Einsteinwasfamous/wellknownforhisTheoryofRelativity.爱因斯坦以他的相对论而著名.
Einsteinwasfamous/wellknownasagreatscientist.爱因斯坦以一位伟大的科学家而著称.
Scotlandisfamous/wellknownforitsbeautifulcountryside.苏格兰并以其乡村美景著称.
Theareaisfamous/wellknownasagreenteaproducingplace.这个地区以绿茶产地而出名.