Initiative

(n.)

1. a new plan for dealing with a particular problem or for achieving a particular purpose

倡议；新方案

e.g. a United Nations peace initiative

联合国的和平倡议

e.g. a government initiative to combat unemployment

政府应付失业问题的新方案

2. the ability to decide and act on your own without waiting for sb to tell you what to do

主动性；积极性；自发性

e.g. You won't get much help. You'll have to use your initiative.

你不会得到多少帮助的。你的自己想办法。

e.g. She did it on her own initiative (=without anyone telling her to do it).

她是主动这么做的。

3. the initiative: the power or opportunity to act and gain an advantage before other people do

掌握有利条件的能力（或机会）；主动权

e.g. to seize/lose the initiative

掌握/丧失先机

e.g. It was up to the US to take the initiative in repairing relations.

在修复关系方面应由美国采取主动。

4. (in some states of the US) a process by which ordinary people can suggest a new law by signing a PETITION

（美国某些州的）公民立法提案程序

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