English-Thai Dictionary

ambit

N วง  wong

 

ambition

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

 

ambition

N จุดมุ่งหมาย  เป้าหมาย  gold end jut-mung-mai

 

ambitious

ADJ ทะเยอทะยาน  aspiring enterprising tha-yoe-tha-yan

 

ambitious

ADJ ยาก  ลำบาก  ที่ ต้อง ใช้ ความพยายาม สูง  yak

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

AMBIT

n.[L. ambitus, a circuit, from ambio, to go about. See Ambient. ] The line that encompasses a thing; in geometry, the perimeter of a figure, or the surface of a body. The periphery or circumference of a circular body.

 

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. ]

 

AMBITIOUS

a. 1. Desirous of power, honor, office, superiority or excellence; aspiring; eager for fame; followed by of before a noun; as ambitious of glory.
2. Showy; adapted to command notice or praise; as, ambitious ornaments.
3. Figuratively, eager to swell or rise higher; as, the ambitious ocean.

 

AMBITIOUSLY

adv. In an ambitious manner; with an eager desire after preferment, or superiority.

 

AMBITIOUSNESS

n.The quality of being ambitious; ambition. Being nearly synonymous with ambition, it is not often used.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

AMBIT

Am "bit, n. Etym: [L. ambitus circuit, fr. ambire to go around. See Ambient. ]

 

Defn: Circuit or compass. His great parts did not live within a small ambit. Milward.

 

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.

 

AMBITIOUS

Am *bi "tious, a. Etym: [L. ambitiosus: cf. F. ambitieux. See Ambition. ]

 

1. Possessing, or controlled by, ambition; greatly or inordinately desirous of power, honor, office, superiority, or distinction. Yet Brutus says he was ambitious, And Brutus is an honorable man. Shak.

 

2. Strongly desirous; -- followed by of or the infinitive; as, ambitious to be or to do something. I was not ambitious of seeing this ceremony. Evelyn. Studious of song, and yet ambitious not to sing in vain. Cowper.

 

3. Springing from, characterized by, or indicating, ambition; showy; aspiring; as, an ambitious style. A giant statue. .. Pushed by a wild and artless race, From off wide, ambitious base. Collins.

 

AMBITIOUSLY

AMBITIOUSLY Am *bi "tious *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In an ambitious manner.

 

AMBITIOUSNESS

AMBITIOUSNESS Am *bi "tious *ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality of being ambitious; ambition; pretentiousness.

 

AMBITUS

Am "bi *tus, n. Etym: [L. See Ambit, Ambition. ]

 

1. The exterior edge or border of a thing, as the border of a leaf, or the outline of a bivalve shell.

 

2. (Rom. Antiq.)

 

Defn: A canvassing for votes.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

ambit

am bit |ˈambit ˈæmbət | ▶noun [ in sing. ] the scope, extent, or bounds of something: within the ambit of federal law. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘precincts, environs ’): from Latin ambitus ‘circuit, ’ from ambire ‘go around. ’

 

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 ).’

 

ambitious

am bi tious |amˈbiSHəs æmˈbɪʃəs | ▶adjective having or showing a strong desire and determination to succeed: his mother was hard-working and ambitious for her four children. • (of a plan or piece of work ) intended to satisfy high aspirations and therefore difficult to achieve: the scope of the book is very ambitious | an ambitious enterprise. DERIVATIVES am bi tious ly adverb, am bi tious ness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French ambitieux or Latin ambitiosus, from ambitio (see ambition ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

ambit

ambit |ˈambɪt | ▶noun [ in sing. ] the scope, extent, or bounds of something: a full discussion of this complex issue was beyond the ambit of one book. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘precincts, environs ’): from Latin ambitus ‘circuit ’, from ambire ‘go round ’.

 

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 )’.

 

ambitious

am |bi ¦tious |amˈbɪʃəs | ▶adjective having or showing a strong desire and determination to succeed: a ruthlessly ambitious woman. • (of a plan or piece of work ) intended to satisfy high aspirations and therefore difficult to achieve: an ambitious enterprise. DERIVATIVES ambitiously adverb, ambitiousness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French ambitieux or Latin ambitiosus, from ambitio (see ambition ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

ambit

ambit noun an issue that falls within the ambit of this council: scope, extent, range, breadth, width, reach, sweep; terms of reference, field of reference, jurisdiction; area, sphere, field, realm, domain, compass.

 

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.

 

ambitious

ambitious adjective 1 an energetic and ambitious politician: aspiring, determined, forceful, pushy, enterprising, motivated, enthusiastic, energetic, zealous, committed, purposeful, power-hungry; informal go-getting, go-ahead. ANTONYMS lazy, laid-back. 2 he was ambitious to make it to the top: eager, determined, enthusiastic, anxious, hungry, impatient, striving. 3 an ambitious task: difficult, exacting, demanding, formidable, challenging, hard, arduous, onerous, tough; archaic toilsome. ANTONYMS easy.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

ambit

ambit noun a select committee can review any matter that falls within its ambit. See scope (sense 1 ).

 

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.

 

ambitious

ambitious adjective 1 he was an exceptionally energetic, ambitious, and intelligent politician: aspiring, determined, forceful, pushy, enterprising, pioneering, progressive, eager, motivated, enthusiastic, energetic, zealous, committed, go-ahead, go-getting, purposeful, assertive, aggressive, hungry, power-hungry; informal on the make. ANTONYMS unambitious, lazy. 2 he was ambitious to make it to the top: eager, determined, enthusiastic, desirous, anxious, hungry, impatient, striving, yearning, longing, wishing, itching, dying, hoping, avid, hankering; intent on; informal raring. 3 an ambitious task: difficult, exacting, demanding, formidable, challenging, hard, arduous, onerous, tough, stiff, strenuous; bold, grandiose, extravagant, monumental; informal killing, hellish; Brit. informal knackering; archaic toilsome. ANTONYMS unambitious, easy; modest.

 

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

 

ambitiös

am bi ti ös Adjektiv bildungssprachlich, oft abwertend |ambiti ö s |Adjektiv; Steigerungsformen: ambitiöser, ambitiöseste lateinisch ambitiosus ehrgeizig, geltungsbedürftig ambitiöse Pläne

 

Ambitus

Am bi tus Substantiv, maskulin Musik , der |A mbitus |der Ambitus; Genitiv: des Ambitus, Plural: die Ambitus |[…tuːs ] |lateinisch ; »das Herumgehen; der Umlauf; der Umfang «vom höchsten bis zum tiefsten Ton gemessener Umfang einer Melodie, einer Stimme, eines Instruments

 

French Dictionary

ambitieusement

ambitieusement adv. adverbe De façon ambitieuse.

 

ambitieux

ambitieux , ieuse adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif et nom masculin et féminin Qui a de l ’ambition, qui veut réussir. : Un avocat très ambitieux. Note Orthographique ambitieu x.

 

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

 

Spanish Dictionary

ámbito

ámbito nombre masculino 1 Espacio comprendido dentro de ciertos límites reales o imaginarios :ámbito terrestre; es imprescindible la unidad de criterios en el ámbito nacional y comunitario .2 Espacio y conjunto de personas o cosas en que se desarrolla una persona o una cosa :tuvo algunos problemas en el ámbito laboral; en el ámbito del cine es muy conocido; los ámbitos de resolución de delitos informáticos son el jurídico, a través de las leyes que se aplican a todo delito, y el informático, mediante las auditorías .SINÓNIMO esfera .3 mús Conjunto de notas comprendido entre dos sonidos límites de una escala, instrumento o composición .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xvi ) del latín ambitus ‘movimiento giratorio ’, ‘contorno, perímetro ’, derivado de ambire ‘rodear, cercar ’. De la familia etimológica de ir (V.).

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

ambit

am bit /ǽmbɪt /名詞 C ｟かたく ｠〖単数形で; しばしばone 's ～〗1 (法律 権力などの及ぶ )範囲 ; (活動の )領域, 範囲 (scope ).2 周囲, 境界 .

 

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

 

ambitious

am bi tious /æmbɪ́ʃəs / (! 強勢は第2音節 ) →ambition 形容詞 more ～; most ～1 〈人が 〉 «…しようと /…に対して » 熱望して , 野心を持って «to do /for , of » ; 野心のある ▸ The mother was very ambitious for her only son .母親は一人息子の将来に大きな望みを抱いていた ▸ an ambitious reporter 野心的な記者 2 〈計画 考えなどが 〉野心的な, 大規模な ▸ an ambitious project [goal ]大がかりな計画 [大いなる目標 ]～ly 副詞 野心的に .～ness 名詞