ambitious
英 [?m'b???s]
美 [?m'b???s]
助記提示
1、amb- "around" + ire "go" => ambire "go around".
2、ambitus "a going round," past participle of ambire. => ambit-.
3、ambit- => ambiti- + -ous.
4、字面含義："a going around," especially to solicit votes.
中文詞源
ambitious 有目標(biāo)的，有野心的ambition,目標(biāo)，-ous,形容詞后綴。
英文詞源
- ambitious (adj.)
- late 14c., from Latin ambitiosus "going around to canvass for office," from ambitio (see ambition). Related: Ambitiously.
雙語例句
- 1. Chris is so ambitious, so determined to do it all.
- 克里斯躊躇滿志，決心要將它都做完。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. This is an ambitious and intriguing movie, full of striking imagery.
- 這是一部氣勢恢宏、引人入勝的電影，充滿了動人心魄的瑰麗意象。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The plan may well be over-ambitious, and is clearly open to discussion.
- 該計劃可能太過好高騖遠(yuǎn)，勢必要招致爭論。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. He was by his own account an ambitious workaholic.
- 據(jù)他自己所言，他是個雄心勃勃的工作狂。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Diplomats now expect the mission to be much less ambitious.
- 這一來外交官們估計這次任務(wù)會輕松很多。
來自柯林斯例句