名利

• 拼音: míng lì
• 汉字拆解: 名 = 夕 (evening) + 口 (mouth); 利 = 禾 (grain) + 刀 (knife) — harvesting grain, i.e., profit

含义

Fame and fortune; reputation and wealth. The combined pursuit of public recognition and material gain.

Often used critically to describe those excessively driven by worldly rewards. The phrase 淡泊名利 (indifferent to fame and fortune) is a classical ideal of detachment. 名利场 (the arena of fame and fortune) evokes the concept of vanity fair.

例句

1. 他功成名就后反而淡泊名利，选择归隐田园。
2. 娱乐圈是个名利场，许多人在追逐名利的过程中迷失自我。
3. 她只想专注于研究本身，从不把名利放在首位。

用法指南

语境: ethics, philosophy, entertainment, career

语气: critical

正确说法

• 真正热爱艺术的人不会被名利所束缚，创作出的作品才能保持纯粹。(Those who truly love art are not bound by the pursuit of fame and fortune, and so their creative work remains pure.)
• 他一生淡泊名利，把毕生精力献给了山区的教育事业。(He was indifferent to fame and fortune all his life, devoting his energy to education in mountainous areas.)

错误说法

• 把'名利'单独用来表示名誉 (名利 always bundles both reputation AND material gain; for fame alone use 名气 or 名声; for profit alone use 利益)

起源与历史

名 (fame, reputation) + 利 (profit, benefit). A classic compound pairing reputation with material gain, often used together to describe worldly ambition.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal