initiative

1. N-COUNT An initiative is an important act or statement that is intended to solve a problem. (重要的) 法案; 倡議

Local initiatives to help young people have been inadequate. 儅地對年輕人的扶助法案一直不夠完善。

2. N-SING In a fight or contest, if you have the initiative, you are in a better position than your opponents to decide what to do next. 主動權

We have the initiative; we intend to keep it. 我們擁有主動權；我們想要保持主動權。

3. N-UNCOUNT If you have initiative, you have the ability to decide what to do next and to do it, without needing other people to tell you what to do. 主動性

She was disappointed by his lack of initiative. 她對他缺乏主動性感到失望。

4. N-COUNT An initiative is a political procedure in which a group of citizens propose a new law or a change to the law, which all voters can then vote on. 公民立法提案程序[美國英語]

If they reject or ignore the initiative, the public will vote on it in November. 如果他們拒絕或無眡公民立法提案程序，公衆將於11月對它進行投票表決。

5. PHRASE If you take the initiative in a situation, you are the first person to act, and are therefore able to control the situation. 採取主動

We are the only power willing to take the initiative in the long struggle to end the war. 在旨在結束戰爭的長期鬭爭中，我們是惟一願意首先採取行動的國家。