大器晚成 meaning in English
a great man becomes famous late in life.; a great man will succeed late in life.; a great talent takes time to mature.; a great vessel will be long in completion.; great instruments are never quickly forged.; great men [minds] mature slowly.; great vessels are late in completion.; great vessels take years to produce -- great minds mature slowly.; rome was not built in a day
Examples
- He reached success late in life .
他是大器晚成。 - Rome was not built in a ( = one ) day
罗马不是一天的工夫造成的伟业非一日可成大器晚成。 - He was a late bloomer in basketball , though , so his age shouldn ' t mean much in terms of projecting future development
这段你把“虽然”改成“所以”吧? ? “他在篮球上有些大器晚成，所以（这样一来）他的年龄意味着他在未来的潜力开发上难有大作为。 ” - The late - blooming1 bush was a failure at 40 . but he changed his life and is now the president of the united states . here ' s how he did it
大器晚成的小布什在40岁时还是一个失败者，但是他改变了他的生活，并且现在是美国的总统。这里讲述他是如何做到的。 - For we know only of the “ late bloomers ” who have eventually come to bloom at all ; we don ' t know the potential late bloomers who , cut off from support and response in their youth , never manage to come into their own at all
我们只知道那些最终有所成就的“大器晚成者” ；然而我们却不知道那些在幼年失去支持和关注的潜在的“晚成者”最终未能成功。