Noted as an adjective means well known or famous, especially for a skill, a body of work, or a quality: a noted scientist, noted for her honesty.

Noted as an adjective當noted作為形容詞時，means well known or famous意思是知名、有名的，especially for a skill, a body of work, or a quality尤其是因為某項技能、一系列作品或某種特質：a noted scientist（例如）知名的科學家，noted for her honesty或因誠實而知名

It is more formal and a little quieter than famous. Famous people are widely known; a noted person may be well known mainly inside a field. You often see noted for….

than famous比起famous it is它 more formal更正式 and a little quieter也更含蓄一點。Famous people are widely known famous的人是廣為人知的；a noted person而noted的人 may be well known mainly inside a field則可能主要在某個領域裡才知名。You often see你常常會看到 noted for….「noted for…」這樣的說法

Though actually, the same spelling is also the ordinary past of the verb note (“She noted the time”), which does not mean famous at all — only “wrote down” or “noticed”.

Though actually不過其實 the same spelling is also the ordinary past of the verb note同樣的拼法也是動詞note的過去式 (“She noted the time”)（像「She noted the time」這樣） which does not mean famous at all這完全不是「知名」的意思 — only “wrote down” or “noticed”只是「寫下」或「注意到」的意思

The “famous” meaning almost always sits before a noun, or after be: He is a noted chef.

The “famous” meaning「famous」這個意思 almost always sits before a noun幾乎都出現在名詞前面 or after be或是接在be動詞後面：He is a noted chef像He is a noted chef（他是位知名的主廚）這樣