initiative是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 a new plan or process to achieve something or solve a problem -- 倡議；新措施

  • The peace initiative was welcomed by both sides. 和平倡議受到了雙方的歡迎。

• 1 the ability to use your judgment to make decisions and do things without needing to be told what to do -- 主動性；自主決斷行事的能力

  • Although she was quite young, she showed a lot of initiative and was promoted to manager after a year. 她雖然很年輕，但工作積極主動，一年後就獲提拔為經理。

  • I shouldn't always have to tell you what to do, use your initiative (= use your own judgment to decide what to do)! 不能總讓我告訴你該做甚麼，你應該有自己的判斷！

• 2 the power or opportunity to win an advantage -- 主動權

  • to seize/take/lose the initiative 掌握／採取／失去主動權