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单词 proactive
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Definition of proactive in English:

proactive

adjective prəʊˈaktɪvproʊˈæktɪv
  • (of a person or action) creating or controlling a situation rather than just responding to it after it has happened.

    (人,政策,行为)引发性的;积极的;主动的

    employers must take a proactive approach to equal pay
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Today, he was as proactive and involved as captain as he has ever been.
    • So what policing there is tends to be reactive, rather than proactive.
    • I hope the issues I have raised show the Labour administration in Bexley is proactive in its approach.
    • We are not renowned for our proactive approach towards our health and well-being, we Brits.
    • The new controls mark the beginning of a more proactive approach to water quality protection.
    • It is this kind of proactive approach from within our community that keeps us strong.
    • This is because they favour a reactive risk model rather than a proactive mastery model.
    • He's doing and saying a lot of stuff that seems very proactive and often quite responsible.
    • This seems to be the cue for the proactive consumer to start interrogating different suppliers.
    • The potential value of this proactive approach to dealing with the hypoxia of high altitude is still being clarified.
    • With a pittance of a salary, how could they be enthused to become proactive people?
    • Such a proactive approach to liability also accords with modern views of health and safety provisions in general.
    • This second category requires a proactive approach by the state in order to combat fraud.
    • She said it is crucial that organisations have a proactive rather than reactive outlook.
    • We may even attract some younger faces and create a more proactive council.
    • We, like the Seattle group, have adopted a proactive approach to management of current illness.
    • The convictions highlight our continued and proactive approach to football disorder in the city centre.
    • We shall encourage the police to take a more proactive approach by making use of speed cameras and enforcement.
    • Should programmes be legislatively mandated or should the profession take a proactive approach?
    • As you have just described, it seems as if the approach has been reactive rather than any proactive work.

Derivatives

  • proaction

  • noun prəʊˈakʃ(ə)n
    • How do people intentionally recruit the functional circuitry of forethought, proaction, intention, aspiration, self-appraisal, and self-reflection?
  • proactivity

  • noun prəʊakˈtɪvɪti
    • So I think the real nub of the problem is that you have not got HR focus and HR proactivity to cause these changes to happen, and it is just like a melee.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • While the formal concept is still relatively new, the future direction of BII is towards automation and proactivity.
      • The report says there is a need for more proactivity in relation to sectors where there may be a chemical or biological product being traded outside the EU.
      • His reputation from his municipal politics days guarantees real proactivity.
      • Without more proactivity in these areas we are not going to counter the threats presented by the current trends in the world economy.

Origin

1930s: from pro-2 (denoting earlier occurrence), on the pattern of reactive.

Definition of proactive in US English:

proactive

adjectiveprōˈaktivproʊˈæktɪv
  • (of a person, policy, or action) creating or controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than responding to it after it has happened.

    (人,政策,行为)引发性的;积极的;主动的

    be proactive in identifying and preventing potential problems

    主动找出并防止潜在问题。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • With a pittance of a salary, how could they be enthused to become proactive people?
    • We, like the Seattle group, have adopted a proactive approach to management of current illness.
    • It is this kind of proactive approach from within our community that keeps us strong.
    • This seems to be the cue for the proactive consumer to start interrogating different suppliers.
    • This is because they favour a reactive risk model rather than a proactive mastery model.
    • We may even attract some younger faces and create a more proactive council.
    • Today, he was as proactive and involved as captain as he has ever been.
    • We shall encourage the police to take a more proactive approach by making use of speed cameras and enforcement.
    • He's doing and saying a lot of stuff that seems very proactive and often quite responsible.
    • I hope the issues I have raised show the Labour administration in Bexley is proactive in its approach.
    • So what policing there is tends to be reactive, rather than proactive.
    • The potential value of this proactive approach to dealing with the hypoxia of high altitude is still being clarified.
    • Should programmes be legislatively mandated or should the profession take a proactive approach?
    • She said it is crucial that organisations have a proactive rather than reactive outlook.
    • As you have just described, it seems as if the approach has been reactive rather than any proactive work.
    • We are not renowned for our proactive approach towards our health and well-being, we Brits.
    • The new controls mark the beginning of a more proactive approach to water quality protection.
    • This second category requires a proactive approach by the state in order to combat fraud.
    • The convictions highlight our continued and proactive approach to football disorder in the city centre.
    • Such a proactive approach to liability also accords with modern views of health and safety provisions in general.

Origin

1930s: from pro- (denoting earlier occurrence), on the pattern of reactive.

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