On the etymology of "ambition"

In ancient Rome, if you want to seek an official position, you must run for public office like modern people. In order to win the election, candidates need to spend a lot of time and energy to publicize themselves to the public. In order to get more votes in the election, in addition to hiring people to post slogans and distribute leaflets, candidates often have to go into battle in person and run on the streets to win the support of the masses.

If you walk through the streets of ancient Rome, you may be able to witness the scene: candidates dressed in white robes, surrounded by assistants, wandering in the squares and streets of the city. When a Roman citizen who has the right to vote approaches from a distance, the assistants will quickly write his name on the wax board and show it to the candidates. The candidate will greet this person's name loudly like an old friend, and greet him warmly and start a conversation. Of course, the original intention of drunkards is not to drink. After a few words of concern and inquiry, he always mentioned that he would run for a certain position. Please take good care of him and don't forget to vote for him when you vote.

In Latin, this behavior is called ambiguity. After entering English, it evolved into the English word ambition. It consists of the prefix amb- (everywhere, everywhere) plus the root it- (walking) and the noun suffix -ion, which literally means "running around"

In the eyes of the ancient Romans, this kind of canvassing everywhere was disgraceful and suspected of bribery and fraud. The ancient Romans once made special laws to punish this kind of canvassing. People also regard this kind of canvassing behavior as a manifestation of political ambition, so the word ambition has always been derogatory, indicating people's political ambition.

But now, the derogatory color of the word ambition has disappeared and has become a neutral word, which can mean both "ambition" and "ambition". Its adjective form is ambitious, meaning ambitious and ambitious.

Ambition: [ m‘b（？ Ambition, ambition, ambition

Ambitious: [ Mbo Ambitious; Ambitious; Ambitious; Ambitious; longing