would-be
GEPT 中高級
C1adjective
having or professing to have the desire or ambition to become (a specified type of person or thing)
The would-be chef spent hours in the kitchen experimenting with different recipes and techniques.
自詡為……的；想成為……的
C2adjective
unsuccessful in realizing an ambition; potential or aspiring but not yet fully realized
He is a would-be writer who has never managed to complete a novel.
有志未就的；尚未實現抱負的