English-Thai Dictionary

ambition

N ความทะเยอทะยาน  ความปรารถนา อัน แรงกล้า  ความมักใหญ่ใฝ่สูง  aspiration khwam-tha-yoe-tha-yan

 

ambition

N จุดมุ่งหมาย  เป้าหมาย  gold end jut-mung-mai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

AMBITION

n.[L. ambitio, from ambio, to go about, or to seek by making interest, of amb, about, and eo, to go. See Ambages. This word had its origin in the practice of Roman candidates for office, who went about the city to solicit votes.] A desire of preferment, or of honor; a desire of excellence or superiority. It is used in a good sense; as, emulation may spring from a laudable ambition. It denotes also an inordinate desire of power, or eminence, often accompanied with illegal means to obtain the object. It is sometimes followed by of; as, a man has an ambition of wit. Milton has used the word in the Latin sense of going about, or attempting; but this sense is hardly legitimate.

 

AMBITION

v.t.Ambitiously to seek after. [Little used. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

AMBITION

Am *bi "tion, n. Etym: [F. ambition, L. ambitio a going around, especially of candidates for office is Rome, to solicit votes (hence, desire for office or honorambire to go around. See Ambient, Issue. ]

 

1. The act of going about to solicit or obtain an office, or any other object of desire; canvassing. [Obs. ] [I ] used no ambition to commend my deeds. Milton.

 

2. An eager, and sometimes an inordinate, desire for preferment, honor, superiority, power, or the attainment of something. Cromwell, I charge thee, fling a way ambition: By that sin fell the angels. Shak. The pitiful ambition of possessing five or six thousand more acres. Burke.

 

AMBITION

Am *bi "tion, v. t. Etym: [Cf. F. ambitionner. ]

 

Defn: To seek after ambitiously or eagerly; to covet. [R.] Pausanias, ambitioning the sovereignty of Greece, bargains with Xerxes for his daughter in marriage. Trumbull.

 

AMBITIONIST

AMBITIONIST Am *bi "tion *ist, n.

 

Defn: One excessively ambitious. [R.]

 

AMBITIONLESS

AMBITIONLESS Am *bi "tion *less, a.

 

Defn: Devoid of ambition. Pollok.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

ambition

am bi tion |amˈbiSHən æmˈbɪʃən | ▶noun a strong desire to do or to achieve something, typically requiring determination and hard work: her ambition was to become a model | he achieved his ambition of making a fortune. • desire and determination to achieve success: life offered few opportunities for young people with ambition. ORIGIN Middle English: via Old French from Latin ambitio (n- ), from ambire ‘go around (canvassing for votes ).’

 

Oxford Dictionary

ambition

am |bi ¦tion |amˈbɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun a strong desire to do or achieve something: her ambition was to become a model | he achieved his ambition of making a fortune. • [ mass noun ] desire and determination to achieve success: young men and women with ambition. ORIGIN Middle English: via Old French from Latin ambitio (n- ), from ambire ‘go around (canvassing for votes )’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

ambition

ambition noun 1 young people with ambition: drive, determination, enterprise, initiative, eagerness, motivation, resolve, enthusiasm, zeal, hunger, commitment, a sense of purpose; informal get-up-and-go. 2 her ambition was to become a diplomat: aspiration, intention, goal, aim, objective, object, purpose, intent, plan, desire, wish, design, target, dream.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

ambition

ambition noun 1 young people with ambition: drive, determination, desire, enterprise, initiative, eagerness, motivation, enthusiasm, zeal, commitment, a sense of purpose, longing, yearning, hankering; informal get-up-and-go. 2 her ambition was to become a model: aspiration, intention, goal, aim, objective, object, purpose, intent, plan, scheme, mission, calling, vocation, desire, wish, design, target, end, dream, hope.

 

Duden Dictionary

Ambition

Am bi ti on Substantiv, feminin bildungssprachlich , die |Ambiti o n |die Ambition; Genitiv: der Ambition, Plural: die Ambitionen meist im Plural französisch ambition < lateinisch ambitio, eigentlich = das Herumgehen (als Bittsteller ), zu: ambire, Ambiente auf ein bestimmtes Ziel gerichtetes Streben künstlerische Ambitionen | er hat keine Ambitionen ist mit seinem Rang, Status zufrieden

 

ambitioniert

am bi ti o niert Adjektiv gehoben |ambition ie rt |ehrgeizig, anspruchsvoll, strebsam ein ambitioniertes Projekt, Vorhaben | der Politiker ist sehr ambitioniert

 

French Dictionary

ambition

ambition n. f. nom féminin 1 Désir ardent de réussite, d ’honneurs, de pouvoir. : Il a trop d ’ambition. 2 Désir profond de quelque chose. : Avoir l ’ambition d ’être heureux. SYNONYME rêve .

 

ambitionner

ambitionner v. tr. , intr. verbe transitif Aspirer à. : Il ambitionne le pouvoir. Elle ambitionne d ’être nommée à la direction de l ’entreprise. SYNONYME prétendre à ; viser . verbe intransitif québécisme absolument Exagérer. : Tu ambitionnes: trois pâtisseries, c ’est trop! SYNONYME abuser . LOCUTION Ambitionner sur le pain bénit. québécisme figuré Abuser de quelqu ’un, de quelque chose. aimer

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

ambition

am bi tion /æmbɪ́ʃ (ə )n / (! 強勢は第2音節 ) 〖語源は 「(票を得るために )動き回ること 」〗(形 )ambitious 名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 C «…したいという /…に対する » 念願 , 熱望 ; 目標 «to do /for » (!苦労しても成し遂げたい強い目標を表す ) ▸ achieve [fulfill, realize ] one's ambition 念願を達成する ▸ My ambition is to write a novel .私はぜひ小説を書きたいと思っている ▸ Do you have any ambitions to be a musician? ミュージシャンになろうという願望はお持ちですか 2 U 野望 ; 成功願望 ▸ people with ambition 野心を持った人々 ▸ a lack of ambition 出世欲のなさ