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。
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
late Middle English: from Old French, something undertaken', feminine past participle (used as a noun) of entreprendre, based on Latin prendere, prehendere 'to take'