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单词 go-aheadism
释义

go-aheadismn.

Brit. /ˌɡəʊəˈhɛdɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˌɡoʊəˈhɛdɪz(ə)m/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: go-ahead adj. and n., -ism suffix.
Etymology: < go-ahead adj. and n. + -ism suffix.
Originally U.S.
Initiative, drive; energy; progressiveness.
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the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [noun] > energy or enterprise
undertakingc1400
enterprisec1450
energy1793
dynamism1831
go-aheadism1838
get-up1841
go-ahead1843
go-aheadness1847
drive1859
get-up-and-get1865
get-up-and-go1871
get-there-ativeness1883
push-and-go1885
hustle1892
go-getting1919
go-gettingness1928
dynamicism1947
go-go-go1954
1838 J. F. Cooper Home as Found II. xv. 234 Aristabulus, who was filled with go-aheadism, would have shortened the delay.
1867 Belgravia Apr. 132 I went to the landlord—a brisk business-like individual of Transatlantic go-aheadism.
1958 Times 4 Aug. 11/7 There are some quiet corners of the earth left where steam and go-aheadism are not necessary and will probably never intrude.
2008 S. Vyse Going Broke ii. 33 In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, America was a place of ‘go-aheadism’, and whether you fared well or not, the outcome was your own responsibility.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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