enterprising
英 ['ent?pra?z??]
美 ['?nt?pra?z??]
- adj. 有事業(yè)心的；有進(jìn)取心的；有魄力的；有膽量的
中文詞源
enterprising 事業(yè)心，進(jìn)取心來自enterprise, 冒險，進(jìn)取。
英文詞源
- enterprising (adj.)
- "eager to undertake, prompt to attempt," 1610s, present participle adjective from the verb enterprise (late 15c.), from the noun enterprise. Until mid-19c. (at least in Britain) mostly in a bad sense: "scheming, ambitious, foolhardy." Earlier (1560s) as a verbal noun meaning "action of undertaking."
雙語例句
- 1. You are no longer the enterprising cook that once you were.
- 你已不再是當(dāng)年那個敢于創(chuàng)新的廚師了.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. Some enterprising girls organized a sponsored walk.
- 幾個有魄力的女子籌辦了一項(xiàng)慈善步行活動.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. Debra is a very enterprising young black business-woman who is involved in a lot of activities.
- 德布拉是個年青而又非常有膽識的黑人女商人，其涉獵廣泛。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Some enterprising members found ways of reducing their expenses or raising their incomes.
- 一些有創(chuàng)新精神的成員找到各種增收減支的方法。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Let those go farther, who are wiser or more enterprising.
- 讓那些比我聰明、比我更大膽的人繼續(xù)向前吧.
來自哲學(xué)部分