enterprise

enterprise
noun
  1. a project or undertaking, typically one that is difficult or requires effort
    (艰巨的)计划,事业
    a joint enterprise between French and Japanese companies.
    法日两国公司的合作项目。
    ■[mass noun]initiative and resourcefulness
    首创精神;魄力
    success came quickly, thanks to a mixture of talent, enterprise, and luck.
    能力、魄力和运气加在一起,很快就成功了。
  2. a business or company
    企业,公司
    a state-owned enterprise.
    国有企业。
    ■[mass noun]entrepreneurial economic activity
    经营(活动)
派生
enterpriser
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Old French, something undertaken', feminine past participle (used as a noun) of entreprendre, based on Latin prendere, prehendere 'to take'
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