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单词 enterprising
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enterprisingn.1

Brit. /ˈɛntəprʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈɛn(t)ərˌpraɪzɪŋ/
Forms: see enterprise v. and -ing suffix1; also 1500s entirprisinge.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: enterprise v., -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < enterprise v. + -ing suffix1. Compare earlier enterprise n.
Now rare.
The action of enterprise v.; the action of undertaking or attempting something; engagement in an enterprise. Also: an instance of this; an attempt, an undertaking, an endeavour.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > undertaking > [noun]
enterprising1553
undertaking1583
undergoing1608
susception1610
underhanding1639
the world > action or operation > endeavour > [noun] > action of attempting
minting?a1513
enterprising1553
attempting1558
essaying1861
1553 J. Brende tr. Q. Curtius Rufus Hist. v. f. 78v To encourage his souldiers to the enterprising of other thynges.
1572 H. Middlemore in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1827) 2nd Ser. III. 5 In the entirprisinge of which matter I doe wishe, [etc.].
1616 G. Hakewill Answere Treat. D. Carier 152 The enterprising of damnable and desperate attempts.
1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 24 As to the enterprizing, or atchieving of naturall, politicall, and religious actions, [etc.].
1675 A. Marvell Let. 24 Apr. in Poems & Lett. (1971) II. 150 His late enterprising to subvert in all manners the Libertyes of the City, [etc.].
1722 A. A. Sykes Consequences Conspiracy to Church & State 5 We must ever expect from Them the daring Enterprizings of an open Enemy.
1770 H. Brooke Fool of Quality V. xvii. 213 Our high hopes and enterprizings had failed us.
1841 J. G. Lorimer Eldership Church Scotl. iv. 82 The present day, which teems with enterprisings of Christian benevolence.
2001 South Atlantic Rev. 66 51 Defoe ultimately re-capitulates patriarchal hierarchies and the myth of heroic self-mastery underlying the enterprisings of empire.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

enterprisingadj.n.2

Brit. /ˈɛntəprʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈɛn(t)ərˌpraɪzɪŋ/
Forms: see enterprise v. and -ing suffix2.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: enterprise v., -ing suffix2.
Etymology: < enterprise v. + -ing suffix2. Compare earlier entreprenant adj.
A. adj.
1.
a. Quick or ready to take on a (difficult, important, or dangerous) task; bold, daring; (also more negatively) reckless, foolhardy. Obsolete except as implied in sense A. 1b.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > undertaking > [adjective]
adventurousc1330
undertaking?a1400
entreprenantc1475
enterprising1601
attemptive1603
venturing1616
emprising1829
the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > energetic or enterprising
adventurousc1330
emprising1584
enterprising1601
spirited1601
yanking1823
go-ahead1829
go-aheadative1836
go-aheadish1851
fore-reaching1864
get-up-and-get1874
rustling1877
outpushing1884
thrustful1909
go-getting1912
push-and-go1916
can-do1926
go-go-go1954
1601 F. Bacon Declar. Pract. & Treasons Earl of Essex sig. C4v Blunt, a man so enterprizing and prodigal of his owne life.
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Fol An enterprizing foole needs little wit.
1672 A. Marvell Rehearsal Transpros'd i. 139 Mr. Bayes is so interprising you know.
1720 Dr. Wilcocks in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1827) IV. 321 The King of Prussia..has a brisk enterprising look.
1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. 605 The sagacious Caermarthen and the enterprising Monmouth agreed in blaming these cautious tactics.
b. Characterized by the possession of initiative or resourcefulness, esp. in a commercial context; dynamic; entrepreneurial.
ΘΚΠ
society > trade and finance > financial dealings > types of money-dealing > [adjective] > involving speculation > speculating
enterprising1728
speculative1763
speculating1787
1728 D. Defoe Plan Eng. Commerce i. iv. 139 In the same enterprising Times, was the Trade to the Gold Coast of Africa begun.
1775 A. Burnaby Trav. Middle Settlements N.-Amer. 23 Some few, indeed, have been rather more enterprising, and have endeavoured to improve their estates by raising indigo, and other schemes.
1809 A. Grant Hist. Brazil xi. 261 Some of the Bahian merchants, more than usually enterprising, have lately begun to send out vessels.
1876 J. H. Newman Hist. Sketches I. i. i. 36 Marco Polo..was one of a company of enterprising Venetian merchants.
1929 Telegr. & Telephone Jrnl. 16 49/1 An enterprising firm in New York recently sent out 300 telephotograms of the latest feminine fashions.
1967 T. Wilder Eighth Day ii. 251 All the young women were vivacious, enterprising, and above all independent.
2014 New Yorker 8 Sept. 67/3 TYSA's enterprising director..brought together many groups and agencies to look for solutions.
2. Ambitious, scheming. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [adjective] > in contrivance or machination
politic1543
practical1563
fetching1570
driftyc1571
Machiavellian1572
stratagematical1583
stratagemical1585
stratagematic1589
drifting1596
enterprising1602
Machiavelline1602
practitional1602
engineering1631
polititious1638
Machiavellic1645
designing1661
intriguing1790
manoeuvring1801
systematizing1827
scheming1838
1602 J. Colleton Iust Def. Slandered Priestes ii. 52 Bow downe our neckes to what yoake soeuer their enterprising natures thought meet to lay vpon vs.
1776 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall I. 364 Diocletian..justly dreaded the enterprising spirit of Carausius.
1807 I. B. Davis Anc. & Mod. Hist. Nice xx. 240 The days of its decline were the signal to ambitious and enterprising barbarity to destroy or subdue it.
B. n.2
With the and plural agreement. Enterprising people as a class; those with initiative or resourcefulness, esp. in a commercial context.
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1775 T. Jefferson Composition Draft Declar. of Causes & Necessity for Taking up Arms 6 July in Papers (1950) I. 193 It's various soils & climates open[ed] certain resource to the unfortunate & to the enterprising of every country.
1810 T. Coke Hist. W. Indies II. xviii. 121 Those resources of nature..which are still waiting to conduct the enterprizing to wealth.
1889 Gentleman's Mag. Jan. 11 A future playground for the enterprising of the 20th century.
1908 Statist 25 Jan. 156/1 The mere shrinkage of trade..will..make bankers more ready to give accommodation to the enterprising.
2001 G. Brown in Local Govt. Chron. (Nexis) 18 June I want the enterprising to go as far as their talents and potential can take them.

Derivatives

ˈenterprisingly adv.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > undertaking > [adverb]
enterprisingly1747
the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adverb] > in an enterprising manner
enterprisingly1747
1747 W. Foot Ess. Educ. 3 Shew the Superiority of his Parts, only in being more ingeniously or enterprizingly vicious.
1822 New Monthly Mag. 5 298 The claims which he had so enterprisingly advanced.
1887 Times 19 Oct. 7/4 Some couple of thousand of the roughest enterprisingly made their way to Trafalgar-square yesterday.
1943 R. Ottley New World A-Coming vii. 90 Bus companies enterprisingly began regular dollar-and-a-half round-trip excursions.
1989 A. N. Wilson Eminent Victorians 72 The love-misery came to her in Belgium where, very enterprisingly, she had gone with Emily.
2017 Surrey Mirror (Nexis) 1 June 21 Enterprisingly, she went to her car and produced a rug to lie on.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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