once-enthusiastic scientific ambition

language: ru

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.
    ru: Прежде пылкое научное честолюбие

examples

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

    После многих лет повторяющихся неудач его прежде пылкое научное честолюбие превратилось в простое смирение.