名垂后世 meaning in English
leave a name behind one; one's name is handed down to future generations
Examples
- We forget that socrates was famed for wisdom not because he was omniscient but because he realized at the age of seventy that he still knew nothing
我们忘记了：苏格拉底之所以以智慧名垂后世，并非因为他无所不知，而是因为他到了七十高龄还能明白自己仍然一无所知。