Word · Frequency #1688
Fully loadedinitiatives
主动性；进取心
initiatives is the plural of initiative.
The ability or readiness to act independently and take the first step.
- 1.
A beginning; a first move.
开始；第一步
- 2.
readiness to embark on bold new ventures
准备开展大胆新冒险的能力
- 3.
A new development; a fresh approach to something; a new way of dealing with a problem.
新发展；解决问题的新方法；新方法
- 4.
the first of a series of actions
一系列行动的开始
- 5.
The ability to act first or on one's own.
主动行动的能力
- 6.
An issue to be voted on, brought to the ballot by a sufficient number of signatures from among the voting public.
由足够数量的公众签名提出并投票的议题
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
In use
She showed great initiative by organizing the team project without being asked.
The company launched a new initiative to reduce plastic waste.
He took the initiative to start a conversation with the new colleague.
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。
Employees who show initiative are often promoted.
表现出主动性的员工通常会得到晋升。
on one's own initiative
表示出于自愿而非他人要求。
Connections
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
- 个人主动性
- The success of the project relied on individual initiative and teamwork.项目的成功依赖于个人主动性和团队合作。
Learner notes
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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