once-enthusiastic scientific ambition

language: de

definitions

  1. A drive or desire to achieve scientific goals that was previously characterized by great excitement or passion but has since diminished, faded, or been lost.
    de: Einst leidenschaftlicher wissenschaftlicher Ehrgeiz

examples

  1. After years of repetitive failures, his once-enthusiastic scientific ambition had turned into mere resignation.

    Nach Jahren wiederholten Scheiterns war sein einst leidenschaftlicher wissenschaftlicher Ehrgeiz in bloße Resignation umgeschlagen.