Pioneering describes work, ideas, or methods that are new — and not only new, but first in a way that other people later follow. A pioneering teacher tries a method nobody has used there before; a pioneering scientist opens a path others walk down.

Pioneering Pioneering describes用來形容 work, ideas, or methods工作、想法，或方法 that are new是新的 — and not only new而且不只是新 but first而是第一個做 in a way that other people later follow後來的人才跟著走的。 A pioneering teacherPioneering teacher（開創性的老師） tries a method會嘗試一個方法 nobody has used there before當地沒有人用過的 ; a pioneering scientistpioneering scientist（開創性的科學家） opens a path會開出一條路 others walk down讓別人後來跟著走。

It is a praising word. It does not mean “strange” or merely “modern”; it means you went first, and the thing was better, or at least newly possible.

It這 is a praising word是一個帶有讚美意味的字。 It它 does not mean不是 "strange" or merely "modern"「奇怪」或單純的「現代」 ; it means意思是 you went first你走在最前面 and the thing was better而且這件事變得更好 or at least newly possible或至少變得有可能了。

It comes from pioneer: first a soldier who went ahead to clear the way, then a person who settled new land, then anyone who does a thing before the crowd. Pioneering feels a little formal, the kind of word you meet in news and schoolbooks.

It它 comes from來自 pioneerpioneer 這個字 : first a soldier最早是指士兵 who went ahead to clear the way先出發開路的 then then後來 a person who settled new land變成開墾新土地的人 then then再後來 anyone who does a thing before the crowd變成任何比大家更早去做一件事的人。 Pioneering Pioneering feels a little formal這個字聽起來有點正式 the kind of word you meet in news and schoolbooks是新聞跟教科書裡常見的那種字。

You can also use pioneer as a verb: she pioneered the method. Same idea, in motion.

You你 can also use也可以把 pioneer pioneer as a verb當動詞用 : she pioneered the methodshe pioneered the method（她開創了這個方法）。 Same idea一樣的概念 in motion只是變成動作了。