单词 | go-getting |
释义 | go-gettingn. colloquial (originally U.S.). Enterprising behaviour or approach; entrepreneurship. ΘΚΠ 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 1919 Amer. Stationer & Office Outfitter 21 June Table of Contents 1/1 The art of go-getting. 1931 F. F. Bond Mr. Miller 170 The students herded to hear breezy young instructors exhale the new gospel of ‘go-getting’. 1946 R. A. Knox Epist. & Gospels 97 There are some critics who maintain that when St Paul uses this particular word (it is really ‘go-getting’ rather than ‘covetousness’), he is thinking of the ninth commandment, not of the tenth. 2012 N. Dykstra Clover Adams ii. 23 How she grew had been shaped by being at the center of a city during extraordinary years of go-getting, reform, and creative achievement. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). go-gettingadj. colloquial (originally U.S.). Enterprising; ambitious; that has the abilities or drive needed to succeed. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > acquisition > [adjective] > confident of getting surec1330 go-getting1912 the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > energetic or enterprising adventurousc1330 emprising1584 enterprising1601 spirited1601 yanking1823 go-ahead1829 go-aheadative1836 go-aheadish1851 fore-reaching1864 get-up-and-get1874 rustling1877 outpushing1884 thrustful1909 go-getting1912 push-and-go1916 can-do1926 go-go-go1954 1912 Bakersfield Californian 22 Nov. 9/3 Rehfeld claims that he [sc. a boxer] is a go-getting kid, and one well able to keep up the interest that Bertello is sure to start. 1921 J. G. Frederick Great Game of Business p. v The true forward-looking ‘go-getting’ American business point of view. 1928 Daily Express 27 June 10/7 Such jobs generally call for..a ‘go-getting’ attitude to life that the public school boy does not possess. 1959 Punch 21 Oct. 340/2 My future as a go-getting reporter was bleak indeed. 2004 Prima Nov. 37/1 This range guarantees effortless confidence for today's go-getting woman. Derivatives ˌgo-ˈgettingness n. ΘΚΠ 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 1928 Daily Express 5 July 13/7 All of which has somewhat shattered my faith in the ‘pep’ and ‘go-gettingness’ of the American reporters. 1940 News-Palladium (Benton Harbor, Mich.) 17 May 13/5 Why not..derive inspiration, enthusiasm and go-gettingness from the South's virtually limitless potentialities. 2003 San Antonio (Texas) Express-News (Nexis) 8 Nov. (South Texas ed.) 1 b Her granddaughter..called her inspirational. ‘I attribute a lot of my go-gettingness to her.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1919adj.1912 |
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