盛せい名めい

noun

reputation; renown; fame

A somewhat formal or literary term for a person's good name or high standing. Often used in contexts like 盛名を馳せる (to win renown) or 盛名に恥じない (to live up to one's reputation).

• 彼かれは若わかくして盛せい名めいを馳はせた。

  He achieved renown at a young age.

• その学がく者しゃの盛せい名めいは世せ界かい中じゅうに知しられている。

  The scholar's reputation is known throughout the world.