English Dictionary

ambition

IPA（発音記号）

/æmˈbɪʃ.ən/

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞 廃用

(uncountable, countable) Eager or inordinate desire for some object that confers distinction, as preferment, honor, superiority, political power, or fame; desire to distinguish one's self from other people.

日本語の意味

名誉、権力、名声など、他人と差がつく優遇や特典を得るための、強く場合によっては過剰な欲望 / 自己の卓越性や独自性を示し、他者との差別化を図ろうとする情熱や向上心

Her ambition to become the first female mayor drove her to work tirelessly for years.

初の女性市長になりたいという彼女の野心が、彼女を何年も休みなく働かせた。

意味（1）

(uncountable, countable) Eager or inordinate desire for some object that confers distinction, as preferment, honor, superiority, political power, or fame; desire to distinguish one's self from other people.

My son, John, wants to be a firefighter very much. He has a lot of ambition.

意味（2）

(countable) An object of an ardent desire.

My ambition is to own a helicopter.

意味（3）

A desire, as in (sense 1), for another person to achieve these things.

意味（4）

(uncountable) A personal quality similar to motivation, not necessarily tied to a single goal.

意味（5）

(obsolete) The act of going about to solicit or obtain an office, or any other object of desire; canvassing.

I on th' other ſide / Us'd no ambition to commend my deeds, […]

ambitions （ plural ）