“ambitiousness”的英文意思

单词

ambitiousness

释义

ambitiousness|æmˈbɪʃəsnɪs|
[f. as prec. + -ness.]
The quality of being ambitious; eagerness to attain a high position; pretentiousness.
1477Norton Ord. Alch. in Ashm. 1652 i. 13 It [Alchemy] voydeth [i.e. nullifies] Ambitiousnesse.1548Udall, etc. Erasm. Paraphr. Mark Pref. 6 To litle to satisfie his ambiciousnes.1610Healey St. Aug., City of God 218 Yet let the love of righteousnesse suppresse the thirst of ambitiousnesse.1845Shaw in Blackw. Mag. LVIII. 34 Those who measure the value of a poem..by the pretension and ambitiousness of its form.

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