ambitious

形容词 adj.
/æmˈbɪʃ.əs/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Having or showing ambition; wanting a lot of power, honor, respect, superiority, or other distinction.
    — an ambitious person
  2. Very desirous.
    — 30 June 2019, Sam Wallace in The Telegraph, Manchester United must shape Aaron Wan-Bissaka into a £50m all-rounder - but there is no hiding place at Old Trafford Now he is joining a club ambitious to return to a model of dominating games and attacking opposition.
  3. Resulting from, characterized by, or indicating, ambition.
    — an ambitious project
  4. Hard to achieve.
    — an ambitious goal

词形变化

ambitiouser comparative more ambitious comparative ambitiousest superlative most ambitious superlative

词源

From Middle English ambitious, from Middle French ambitieus, from Latin ambitiosus, from ambitio; see ambition. Compare with French ambitieux. By surface analysis, ambit + -ious.
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