素そ望ぼう

noun

long-cherished hope; long-held wish

Archaic noun for a hope or wish held deeply over a long time. Not used in modern everyday Japanese; encountered mainly in classical or literary contexts.

• 古こ典てん文ぶん学がくでは、素そ望ぼうを抱いだく人じん物ぶつがしばしば描えがかれる。

  In classical literature, characters who hold a long-cherished hope are often depicted.