名めい誉よ心しん

noun

desire for fame; ambition for honor

A somewhat formal or literary term for the inner drive to achieve recognition, honor, or renown. Often used in discussions of character or motivation.

• 彼かれの行こう動どうは名めい誉よ心しんから出でたものだ。

  His actions stemmed from a desire for honor.

• 名めい誉よ心しんが強つよい人ひとは、失しっ敗ぱいを極きょく度どに恐おそれる。

  People with a strong desire for fame are extremely afraid of failure.