collective
/kəˈlektɪv/ (bre, ipa) · /kəˈlektɪv/ (ame, ipa) · /kə-ˈlek-tiv/ (ame, mw) · /kəˈlek.tɪv/ (bre, ipa) · /kəˈlek.tɪv/ (ame, ipa)
collective — 形容詞
- collectivepositive
- more collectivecomparative
- most collectivesuperlative
1. done together or experienced as a whole by all the people in a group, rather tha
集體的
群體全體成員共同參與的
done together or experienced as a whole by all the people in a group, rather than belonging to any single person alone — for instance, when a team takes collective responsibility for a mistake, each member accepts a share of the blame.
The team made a collective decision to extend the project deadline by two weeks.
團隊做出集體決定，將專案截止日延後兩週。
collocation: collective decision
After the flood, the collective effort of the neighbourhood helped rebuild three homes.
水災過後，社區的集體努力協助重建了三棟房屋。
collocation: collective effort
The bakery workers reached a collective agreement about their new holiday schedule.
麵包店員工就新的休假安排達成了集體協議。
Our collective memory of the beach trip still makes the Chen family laugh every year.
我們對海灘之旅的集體回憶，每年都讓陳家笑成一團。
During English class, Ms. Yara wrote 'flock of birds' on the board as an example of a collective noun.
在英文課上，Yara 老師在黑板上寫下「flock of birds」作為集體名詞的例子。
- shared
more general; can apply to any resource or feeling, not just group action
- joint
often implies two or a few parties together, less common for large groups
- common
broader; can mean 'widespread' or 'ordinary' as well as 'shared'
- communal
suggests a community sharing resources or space, often with a warmer tone
- individual
refers to one person alone rather than the whole group
- personal
relates to a single person's private matters, not group affairs
- private
owned or controlled by one person, not the group
文法句型
collective + noun
用法筆記
Often placed before a noun. Common in workplace, political, and community contexts. Unlike 'individual', which highlights one person, 'collective' always refers to the whole group acting or being considered together.
常見錯誤
collective — 名詞
- collectivesingular
- collectivesplural
1. a company or organization whose workers share ownership and make decisions toget
合作社
由員工共同擁有的企業或組織
a company or organization whose workers share ownership and make decisions together, rather than being run by outside investors or a single owner — for instance, an artist collective where members split studio costs and share exhibition profits.
Rosa joined an artist collective that shares studio space and sells work together.
Rosa 加入了一個共享工作室空間並共同銷售作品的藝術家合作社。
noun pattern: artist collective
The farming collective decided to grow organic vegetables and sell them at the local market.
這個農業合作社決定種植有機蔬菜，並在當地市場販售。
noun pattern: farming collective
Members of the printing collective vote on every major business decision together.
印刷合作社的成員共同投票決定每一項重大業務決策。
After five years at the collective, Mei felt proud of the library they had built.
在合作社工作五年後，Mei 為他們共同建立的圖書館感到驕傲。
- cooperative
more common in everyday use, especially in Taiwan; technically a type of collective
- co-op
informal shortening of cooperative
- corporation
a company owned by shareholders, not by the workers
- private firm
owned by an individual or small group, not by all employees
文法句型
[noun] + collective
collective of + [noun]
用法筆記
Countable noun. Often appears with a preceding noun that describes the type of work (artist collective, farming collective, worker collective). In everyday Taiwanese Mandarin, 'collective' in this business sense is less common than the term 'cooperative' (合作社), though English-language media uses 'collective' freely.