I only knew him by repute.是什么意思？

I only knew him by repute.

我只是听说过他。

only

adj. 唯一的，仅有的，最好的，最适当的；adv. 只，仅仅，结果却，不料；conj. 但是，可是，要不是；

例句
Outsiders who wed islanders are given only three years' right of abode at first.
岛外的人和岛民结婚之初只能获得三年的居住权。

knew

v. 知道（ know的过去式 ），了解；

例句
She knew who to ask about finding an abortionist.
她知道向谁去打听找一个为人堕胎的。

him

pron. (he的宾格)他；

例句
They said goodbye to him as he got aboard the train at Union Station.
当他在联合火车站登上火车之际，他们向他道别。

by

prep. 在…旁边，表示方式，由于，经过；adv. 经过，表示保留或保存时用，短暂拜访；

例句
...expensive make-up that we saw being advertised by a beautiful model...
我们所见的由一位漂亮模特代言的昂贵化妆品

repute

n. 名气，美名，声望，名誉；vt. 把…称为，认为；

例句
Under his stewardship, the UN's repute has risen immeasurably.
在他的管理下，联合国的声望得到了极大提升。