English Dictionary

nearly man

名詞

A man who fails to achieve the success or status that he might potentially have had.

日本語の意味

成功や地位を得る可能性があったにもかかわらず、その達成に至らなかった男性

After years of close calls, he came to be known around the office as a nearly man, admired for his potential but never able to seize the success he deserved.

長年にわたる惜しい機会が続いた末、彼は社内で本来なら得られたかもしれない成功や地位を手にできなかった男として知られるようになった。潜在能力は認められていたが、決定的な成功をつかむことはできなかった。

意味（1）

A man who fails to achieve the success or status that he might potentially have had.

It was Harris's lot to be a nearly man: a man nearly educated, nearly employed, nearly criminal, but never really toppling the edges to be labelled. He had been nearly married, and lived at this time with a woman who had also seen better days […]

nearly men （ plural ）