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单词 pioneering
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pioneeringn.

Brit. /ˌpʌɪəˈnɪərɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌpaɪəˈnɪrɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pioneer n., -ing suffix1; pioneer v., -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < pioneer n. + -ing suffix1. In later use partly also < pioneer v. + -ing suffix1. Compare earlier pionery n.
1. Military. The activity or work of a pioneer (pioneer n. 1); digging, undermining. Also in extended use. Frequently (and in earliest use) attributive. Obsolete.
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1702 D. Jones Compleat Hist. Europe 327 Their Ammunition and Provision, and all their Pioneering Instruments.
1753 C. Nugent Ess. Hydrophobia 116 These virulent Causes..take their Times, each according to its own Genius, of pioneering in an obsure, insensible, and seemingly harmless Manner in the Habit, before they come to spring their several Mines.
1771 W. Cadogan Diss. Gout (ed. 2) Pref. vi After all their pioneering into endless heaps of rubbish, what have they found at last but this?
1817 J. Hogg Sir Anthony Moore i. ii, in Dramatic Tales I. 156 If ever my name be syllabled between Their houses in adjustment, all is lost. And our deep pioneering policy will Flash on the day at once.
1841 T. Hood in New Monthly Mag. May 121 Who in spite of his skill in hardness of hearing, Boring, blasting, and pioneering,..Could never have cured Dame Eleanor Spearing.
2. The action of going into a new land as a settler; colonization. Cf. pioneer n. 4a.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > furnishing with inhabitants > colonizing > [noun]
planting1584
plantation1587
settling1609
colonizinga1626
situationa1657
seating1700
colonization1747
settlement1827
pioneering1851
1851 Times 3 Sept. 5/6 When the spread of population shall have cleared away the difficulties of pioneering in a new settlement.
1869 R. A. Seymour (title) Pioneering in the Pampas; or, the first four years of a settler's experience.
1920 S. Lewis Main St. i. 1 The days of pioneering, of lassies in sunbonnets, and bears killed with axes in piney clearings, are deader now.
1988 J. McLeod Oxf. Bk. Canad. Polit. Anecd. p. x Many, even quite recently, have been close to the earthy experience of pioneering and settlement, for Canada had a later start.
2003 New Statesman (Nexis) 10 Feb. What is needed is a new mythos for space, one that leaves behind the imagery of colonialism and pioneering, of empire-building and alien contact.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

pioneeringadj.

Brit. /ˌpʌɪəˈnɪərɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌpaɪəˈnɪrɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pioneer v., pioneer n., -ing suffix2.
Etymology: < either pioneer v. or pioneer n. + -ing suffix2. Compare earlier pioneerlike adj. at pioneer n. and adj. Derivatives.
1. That acts as a pioneer (pioneer n. 1); that digs or clears. Obsolete.
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society > occupation and work > industry > earth-moving, etc. > [adjective] > dug or excavated > digging or excavating
fodient1656
pioneering1715
1715 P. Horneck High-German Doctor (new ed.) I. 222 If I could prevail upon Bungey to be at the Head of the Scaramouches that Day to Break the Way for us, with his Pioneering Impudence.
1788 Emblems for Improvement & Entertainment Youth 57/2 The pioneering Mole, as soon as it comes to the Light, immediately hides itself again.
1817 J. Bentham Chrestomathia Pt. II 239 By successive labourers of this pioneering class, the road is made gradually smoother.
2. Original, innovative; experimental in approach.
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the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > [adjective] > pioneering
pioneering1785
pioneer1845
pace-setting1902
groundbreaking1904
front line1914
style-setting1955
breakthrough1956
leading edge1977
1785 T. Thomas Biogr. Sketch Dr. Johnson 9/1 His pension from the king, which is to be considered as a reward for his pioneering services in the English language, and by no means as a bribe.
1899 Expositor Apr. 257 Pioneering critics ought not to be unaware of the results of their predecessors.
1947 Sat. Rev. (U.S.) 17 May 13/3 The pioneering strenuousness of Concord's traditions, its nearness to Harvard College and Boston..are among the causes.
1979 Bookseller 23 June 2805/2 He published..a pioneering study of the sculptures at Autun.
1990 Snow Boarder Sept. 29/1 Neil, one of the pioneering snowboarders in Canada, was always fun to ride and hangout with.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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