(of a person or policy 人或政策 controlling a situation by making things happen rather than waiting for things to happen and then reacting to them 积极主动的；主动出击的；先发制人的 a proactive approach 主动的方法 Managers must be proactive in identifying and preventing potential problems. 管理人员必须主动识别和预防潜在问题。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryProactive is used with these nouns:- approach
- role
- stance
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Word Origin1930s: from pro- (denoting earlier occurrence), on the pattern of reactive.