"overtures" in Chinese (Simplified)
主动表示提议献议
Definition
“Overtures” 指友好或试探性地开始关系、谈判或协议的动作，也可指音乐的序曲，但常用来表达初步的联系或提议。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
词语较正式，多用于书面语。常见表达为“make overtures to”表示主动接近、提出建议。通常用于复数形式，侧重指友好接近或初步提议。音乐中可指序曲，但本文侧重于人际或商务关系的初始接触。
Examples
He ignored all of her overtures for friendship.
他无视了她所有的友好**主动表示**。
The company made overtures to buy the smaller business.
公司向小公司提出了收购的**提议**。
She was pleased by his overtures of apology.
她对他的道歉**表示**感到高兴。
After months of silence, his overtures finally broke the ice.
几个月的沉默后，他的**主动表示**终于打破了僵局。
The government’s overtures to its neighbors were met with suspicion.
政府对邻国的**主动表示**遭到了怀疑。
He tried several overtures before she agreed to meet.
他做了好几次**提议**，她才同意见面。