"overtures" in Chinese (Traditional)
主動表示提議獻議
Definition
「Overtures」指友好或試探性地開始關係、談判或協議的動作,也可指音樂的序曲,但常用來表示初步的聯繫或提議。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
詞語較正式,多用於書面語。常見用法為「make overtures to」(向...主動示好/提議)。通常用複數形式,強調友好接近或初步提議。音樂中指序曲,但這裡強調人際或商業關係的初步主動。
Examples
He ignored all of her overtures for friendship.
他無視了她所有的友好**主動表示**。
The company made overtures to buy the smaller business.
公司向小公司提出了收購的**提議**。
She was pleased by his overtures of apology.
她對他的道歉**表示**感到高興。
After months of silence, his overtures finally broke the ice.
幾個月的沉默後,他的**主動表示**終於打破了僵局。
The government’s overtures to its neighbors were met with suspicion.
政府對鄰國的**主動表示**遭到了懷疑。
He tried several overtures before she agreed to meet.
他做了好幾次**提議**,她才同意見面。