initiative英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

A beginning; a first move. countable,uncountable

— Not only are all religions welcome at the Voice Community Kitchen, but experts also say such initiatives could be key to improving ethnoreligious engagement and lead to better conflict mediation in the future.
A new development; a fresh approach to something; a new way of dealing with a problem. countable,uncountable
The ability to act first or on one's own. countable,uncountable
An issue to be voted on, brought to the ballot by a sufficient number of signatures from among the voting public. countable,uncountable

形容词 adj.

Serving to initiate. archaic,not-comparable

— As for Apollos he was skillfull in the Scriptures, and mightily confuted the Iewes by them, he had more then this initiative wisedome, and knew better the difference betweene the baptisme of Christ, and of Iohn, then it seemeth this Iesuite doth.
In which voter initiatives can be brought to the ballot. US,not-comparable

— The second row shows that initiative states fill more constitutional offices by election than noninitiative states, and the difference is statistically significant after controlling for region and population.

词形变化

initiatives plural

词汇关系

衍生词

counterinitiative direct initiative initiatively mixed initiative popular initiative seize the initiative take the initiative

词源

词源 1

From French initiative, from Medieval Latin *initiativus (“serving to initiate”), from Late Latin initiare (“to begin, to initiate”), from Latin initium (“beginning”), from ineo (“enter, begin”). By surface analysis, initiate + -ive.

词源 2

From French initiative, from Medieval Latin *initiativus (“serving to initiate”), from Late Latin initiare (“to begin, to initiate”), from Latin initium (“beginning”), from ineo (“enter, begin”). By surface analysis, initiate + -ive.