单词 | ambitioned |
释义 | ambitionedadj. Now somewhat rare and archaic. Strongly desired; sought after. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > strong or eager desire > [adjective] > eagerly desired ambitioned1654 ambitionate1671 1654 D. Osborne Lett. to Sir W. Temple (2002) 182 Another fault I finde too in the stile, tis affected. Ambition'd is a great word with him, and ignore; my concerne, or of great concern, is it seem's properer then concernment. 1655 Ld. Orrery Parthenissa (new ed.) I. i. i. 5 My performing it has not onely produc'd the ambition'd effect of making you perceive your fault. 1713 N. Brady Select Serm. on Pract. Subj. viii. 203 His most ambitioned Epitaph. 1873 C. M. Yonge Pillars of House III. xxix. 137 ‘I should not have thought it a woman's work.’ This, the most ambitioned praise a woman can receive. 2003 Times (Nexis) 22 Nov. 16 The high value that he places on terseness..prevents White Doves at Morning from attaining its ambitioned epic sweep. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1654 |
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