► 名詞
名 [な] [名を成す] [liter] meaning: famous rank: 2
☆ 彼は事業家として名を成した ⇨ He became famous as an entrepreneur
名 [な] [名を轟かす] [liter] meaning: famous rank: 2
☆ 彼は天才武将として名を轟かせた ⇨ He became famous as a genius general
名 [な] [liter] meaning: name rank: 2
☆ 彼は未だ名が知られていない ⇨ His name is still not well known
► 接頭辞
名 [めい] meaning: great rank: 2
☆ シェイクスピアの名作 ⇨ A masterpiece by Shakespeare
☆ 彼は史上最高の名選手の一人だ ⇨ He is one of the greatest players of all time
More examples:
- 彼は名前の上に棒を引いた ⇨ He drew a line over, struck out, the name
- 彼は家の名に泥を塗った ⇨ He smeared mud on, tarnished, the family name
- スキャンダルで政治家の名声は崩れ落ちた ⇨ The reputation of the politician collapsed by the scandal
- 私達は現地の名物料理に舌鼓を打った ⇨ We beat our tongue drums for, greatly enjoyed, the famous local dishes
- 彼女は数々の名作を生み出した ⇨ She has produced many masterpieces
- 彼は有名な料理人だ ⇨ He is a famous cook
- 彼は名演で観客を酔わせた ⇨ He intoxicated the audience with great performance
- 有名人のそっくりさん ⇨ A celebrity lookalike
- 相対性理論の有名な式 ⇨ The famous formula of the relativity theory
- 東アジアでは姓が名前の先に来る ⇨ In East Asia family names come first
- 無名の新人が優勝した ⇨ A (previously) unknown rookie won the championship
- 彼は敵の大名に刺客を送った ⇨ He sent an assassin for his rival warlord
- 心を打つ名作 ⇨ A masterpiece that hits you in your heart. A moving masterpiece
- 彼女は世界的に有名なファッションデザイナーだ ⇨ She is a world-famous fashion designer
- 名著 ⇨ A great book