collective
UK/kə'lektiv/US/kә'leiktiv/
TOEFL四级六级考研A2
释义
adj.
Done by or shared among all the members of a group together.
集体的，共同的（全体一起做或共有的）。
n.
A business or organization owned and run jointly by its members.
（成员共同拥有经营的）集体企业，合作社。
词根拆分
词根派生collect（拢起来）+ -ive（具有……性质）= 把众多当作一个整体看的。collective responsibility（集体责任）就是整个群体被拢成一体，共同担责。
词根 lect 还连着 128 个词常用搭配
- 1.collective responsibility集体责任
- 2.collective decision集体决定
- 3.collective bargaining集体谈判
- 4.collective effort集体努力
例句
- 1.
The team made a collective decision to postpone the trip.
团队集体决定推迟这次旅行。
- 2.
The farmers formed a collective to sell their produce.
农民们组成了一个合作社来销售农产品。