/ɪˈnɪʃ.ə.t̬ɪv/
a new plan for dealing with a particular problem or for achieving a particular purpose 倡议；新方案
a United Nations peace initiative
联合国的和平倡议
a government initiative to combat unemployment
政府应付失业问题的新方案
[U] the ability to decide and act on your own without waiting for sb to tell you what to do 主动性；积极性；自发性
You won’t get much help. You’ll have to use your initiative.
你不会得到多少帮助的。你得自己想办法。
She did it on her own initiative (= without anyone telling her to do it).
她是主动这么做的。