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单词 to take the initiative
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to take the initiative
b. to take the initiative (French prendre l'initiative, 1567 in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter): to take the lead, make the first step, originate some action.
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the world > existence and causation > causation > initiating or causing to begin > initiate [verb (intransitive)]
initiate1725
to set (or start) the ball rolling1770
to take the initiative1856
to throw off1866
tee1961
1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits vi. 108 He has stamina; he can take the initiative in emergencies.
1858 H. T. Buckle Hist. Civilisation Eng. (1873) II. viii. 570 No reform can produce real good, unless it is the work of public opinion, and unless the people themselves take the initiative.
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