proactive — 英語辞典

形容詞

1. Acting in advance to deal with an expected change or difficulty.

   同義語

   anticipatoryforward-looking

   関連語

   preactiveproactproactor

   例文

   We can deal with each problem as it pops up, or we can take a proactive stance and try to prevent future problems.

   Staff are also proactive in approaching any passengers looking as though they need assistance, rather than waiting to be approached.

形容詞

1. descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on events or stimuli or processes that occur subsequently

   反義語

   retroactive

   例文

   proactive inhibition

   proactive interference

2. (of a policy or person or action) controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than waiting to respond to it after it happens