1. 1積極肯幹的;說做就做的

    A can-do person, or a can-do attitude, is someone who is willing to try, and who expects that trying might actually work. They do not sit still listing reasons to stop. You hear it most as can-do attitude in work, sport, and school pep talks. It sounds cheerful and a bit American. It can be honest praise — or, though actually, it can sound like management-speak when a boss wants people to work harder and smile about it. Informal to neutral. It almost always wants a noun beside it: attitude, spirit, approach.

    can-do 形容的是說做就做、願意試、也相信試了真的會成功的人。他們不會坐著列一堆不做的理由。最常聽到的是「can-do attitude」,用在工作、運動和學校的打氣場合。這個字後面幾乎都要接名詞,形成「can-do + 名詞」,像態度、精神、做法。

    語氣樂觀,有點美式,屬於口語到中性之間。它可以是真心的稱讚,也可能聽起來像主管要大家多做、還要笑著做的那種說法。

From the word’s history

A compound of can + do.

由 can(能)加 do(做)組成,就是「做得到」的態度。

Wiktionary

組成can (able to) + do (to get something done). Written with a hyphen when it describes a person or an attitude.

同家族的字

  • canthe “able to” half
  • dothe “get it done” half

原始詞典資料1 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

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    informalConfident and willing to get a job done.

    • It is important to approach each day with a smile on your face and a can-do attitude.
    • Network Rail's Kent Route Director Fiona Taylor said: "The only reason we were able to get this crucial work completed is because of the effort, commitment and can-do attitude from everyone in our supply chain, our TOC partners Southeastern, freight companies, and within Network Rail.

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