adj.(形容词)

1. 创始的，开始的，起始的
2. 初步的，发端的
3. 主动的，自发的
4. 介绍的

n.(名词)

1. 倡议
2. 首创精神，主动精神，进取精神
3. 主动权，提议权，动议权
4. 主动性，积极性
5. 主动的行动
6. 进取心，事业心
7. 【律】创制权
8. 第一步，发端，着手
9. 创始（力）
10. 【军】主动性
11. 商业信函中用到这词一般是指的行动和计划

n.(名词)

1. [U]主动性,首创精神 the ability to make decisions and take action without asking for the help or advice of others
2. [C]主动的行动,倡议 the first movement or action which starts sth happening
3. [S]主动权 the position of being able to take action or influence events

Noun:

1. readiness to embark on bold new ventures

2. the first of a series of actions

Adjective:

1. serving to set in motion;

   "the magazine's inaugural issue"
   "the initiative phase in the negotiations"
   "an initiatory step toward a treaty"
   "his first (or maiden) speech in Congress"
   "the liner's maiden voyage"
   

1.积极的行动;倡议
Aninitiative is an important act or statement that is intended to solve a problem.

e.g. Government initiatives to help young people have been inadequate...
政府在积极帮助年轻人方面做得还不够。
e.g. There's talk of a new peaceinitiative.
传闻有可能提出新的和平倡议。

2.主动权
In a fight or contest, if you have theinitiative, you are in a better position than your opponents to decide what to do next.

e.g. We have theinitiative; we intend to keep it...
我们拥有主动权;我们不打算放弃它。
e.g. He paused enough to consider the options but never so long as to lose theinitiative.
他停顿了一会儿权衡自己有哪些选项,但并没有久到丧失主动权。

3.主动性;积极性;进取心
If you haveinitiative, you have the ability to decide what to do next and to do it, without needing other people to tell you what to do.

e.g. She was disappointed by his lack ofinitiative.
她对他缺少进取心感到失望。
e.g. ...workers who are able to sort out problems on their owninitiative.
能主动解决问题的工人

4.采取主动;首先采取行动
If youtake the initiative in a situation, you are the first person to act, and are therefore able to control the situation.

initiative在线翻译

e.g. We must take theinitiative in the struggle to end the war...
为尽早结束战争,我们必须抢先行动。
e.g. She knew she had to take theinitiative and maintain an aggressive game throughout.
她知道自己必须采取主动，并且始终保持咄咄逼人的态势。

1. initiative

1. 主动：智力(Intelligence) 诚实(Integrity) 主动(initiative) 提到智力,我们并不是在谈论高智商,而是指通过一些脱口而出的常识来讨论敏感度、时机的掌握、友善的态度、适当的热情和可靠的信息.

2. 倡议：另在二○○○年的亚太经合会(APEC)中,公司治理开始受到会员体之重视,并在APEC架构下,将此议题成立为一倡议(initiative),进行各项讨论及政策对话,希冀藉由各经济体之经验分享,加强彼此合作,避免区域金融风暴再发生.

a United Nations peace initiative

联合国的和平倡议

a government initiative to combat unemployment

政府应付失业问题的新方案

You won't get much help. You'll have to use your initiative .

你不会得到多少帮助的。你得自己想办法。

She did it on her own initiative (= without anyone telling her to do it) .

她是主动这么做的。

to seize'/lose the initiative

掌握 / 丧失先机

It was up to the US to take the initiative in repairing relations.

在修复关系方面应由美国采取主动。

Government initiatives to help young people have been inadequate...

政府在积极帮助年轻人方面做得还不够。

There's talk of a new peace initiative.

传闻有可能提出新的和平倡议。

We have the initiative; we intend to keep it...

我们拥有主动权;我们不打算放弃它。

He paused enough to consider the options but never so long as to lose the initiative.

他停顿了一会儿权衡自己有哪些选项,但并没有久到丧失主动权。

She was disappointed by his lack of initiative.

她对他缺少进取心感到失望。

...workers who are able to sort out problems on their own initiative.

能主动解决问题的工人

We must take the initiative in the struggle to end the war...

为尽早结束战争,我们必须抢先行动。

She knew she had to take the initiative and maintain an aggressive game throughout.

她知道自己必须采取主动，并且始终保持咄咄逼人的态势。

Of Course. Easy. No sweat.

当然小事情. 绝无问题.

He's got no initiative in his work.

他在工作上没有主动性.

The captain took the initiative and led the soldiers out of the danger area.

上尉主动带领战士撤出了危险区.

He studies on his own initiative.

他学习很自觉.

Both central and local initiative should be brought into play.

发挥中央和地方两个积极性.

In an unprecedented action, the army, on its own initiative, arrested seventeen civilians.

军队竟然擅自逮捕了17个平民, 这种行为简直是前所未有.

Foreign bankers and economists cautiously welcomed the minister's initiative.

外国银行家和经济学家对部长的倡议反应谨慎.

He showed little initiative, handling all matters strictly by the book.

他缺乏首创精神, 墨守成规地办一切事情.

He helped me on his own initiative.

他主动帮助我.

He displays great initiative in his work.

他工作很主动.

The project was set up on the initiative of a local landowner.

工程是由当地一名土地所有者发起的.

She does not like to do so from her own initiative.

她不愿意主动这么做.

A statesman must display initiative.

政治家必须有开创精神.

He went to see the headmaster on his own initiative.

他主动去看望校长.

1. My secretary is perfectly competent, but she doesn't have much initiative.
   我的秘书完全能够胜任她的工作,只是她进取心不强。
2. Don't keep asking me for advice, use your own initiative.
   不要总是向我征求意见,发挥一下你们自己的决断能力吧。
3. Because of a stupid mistake, we lost the initiative in the negotiations; the other side has the initiative now.
   由于一个愚蠢的错误,我们失去了谈判中的主动权,现在是对方掌握主动权。
4. The government is making some fresh initiatives to try to resolve the dispute.
   政府正主动采取一些措施,试图解决这一争端。

on one's own initiative

主动地; 自发地 without anyone else ordering one to do sth, or suggesting that one should do it

take the initiative

带头; 倡导; 发起 take the first step in an undertaking

动词+～

• initiative">contend for initiative争取主动
• initiative">crush initiative压制首创精神
• initiative">display〔show〕 initiative显示出首创精神
• initiative">gain〔win〕 initiative赢得主动

形容词+～

• initiative">individual〔private〕 initiative个人的进取心

介词+～

• initiative">of one's own initiative自发地

～+介词

• initiative%20in%20labor">initiative in labor劳动积极性

• Did he contact you or did the initiative come from you?

  出自：W. Soyinka

• The most important diplomatic initiative..was toward Hanoi.

  出自：H. Kissinger

• These companies were set up as purely regional initiatives.

  出自：Dance Theatre Journal

• Bowater..will take the first initiative step..next week.

  出自：Times