would-be

1. ADJ You can use would-be to describe someone who wants or attempts to do a particular thing. For example, a would-be writer is someone who wants to be a writer. 想要成为…的; 试图做…的[ADJ n]

...a book that provides encouragement for would-be writers who cannot get their novel into print. …一本给不能使自己的小说出版而又想当作家的人提供鼓励的书。