Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #1688
Fully loadedinitiative
主动性；进取心
核心释义
The ability or readiness to act independently and take the first step.
- 1.
开始；第一步
A beginning; a first move.
- 2.
准备开展大胆新冒险的能力
readiness to embark on bold new ventures
- 3.
新发展；解决问题的新方法；新方法
A new development; a fresh approach to something; a new way of dealing with a problem.
- 4.
一系列行动的开始
the first of a series of actions
- 5.
主动行动的能力
The ability to act first or on one's own.
- 6.
由足够数量的公众签名提出并投票的议题
An issue to be voted on, brought to the ballot by a sufficient number of signatures from among the voting public.
新举措；倡议；主动；开端；第一步；公投提案；公民投票案；开始；第一步；准备开展大胆新冒险的能力
用法In use
She showed great initiative by organizing the team project without being asked.
用法提示：这里initiative作名词，表示‘主动性’。
The company launched a new initiative to reduce plastic waste.
用法提示：这里initiative作名词，表示‘倡议’或‘新方案’。
He took the initiative to start a conversation with the new colleague.
用法提示：这里固定短语take the initiative表示‘采取主动’。
take the initiative
表示主动做某事，常接不定式。
She took the initiative to organize the event.
她主动组织了这个活动。
show initiative
强调个人积极主动的品质。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- take the initiative
- 采取主动
- She decided to take the initiative and propose a new project.她决定采取主动，提出一个新项目。
- launch an initiative
- 发起一项倡议
- The government launched an initiative to reduce plastic waste.政府发起了一项减少塑料垃圾的倡议。
- a peace initiative
- 和平倡议
- The peace initiative was welcomed by both sides of the conflict.和平倡议得到了冲突双方的欢迎。
- show initiative
- 表现出主动性
- Employees who show initiative are often promoted quickly.表现出主动性的员工通常晋升很快。
- individual initiative
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
initiative拆为in+it+iative，联想'在里面它很主动'，记住主动权、首创精神。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 通常指主动采取行动或率先发起某事，多见于商业、政治或个人发展等领域。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以-tive结尾，拼写与initiative相似，但重音位置不同（initiative重音在第二个音节，其他单词重音多在第一个或第三个音节），因此发音差异较大，不押韵。
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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