collective

Bridgezipf 4.30

Pronunciation

/kəˈlɛktɪv/(kuh-LEK-tiv)

Part of speech

adjectiveneutral

Chinese

集体的;共同的(由一群人作为整体共同完成或拥有的)

Definition

Done by, involving, or shared by a group of people acting together.

Word family

  • collectively/kəˈlɛktɪvlɪ/(adv)共同地
  • collectivity/kəˌlɛkˈtɪvɪtɪ/(n)集体性

Collocations

  • collective responsibility
  • collective action
  • collective decision
  • collective effort
  • collective memory
  • collective identity

Examples

  1. 1.The team's success was the result of collective effort over many months, not any individual's contribution.
  2. 2.There was a collective sense of relief when the difficult negotiations were finally concluded.

Synonyms

  • joint/dʒɔɪnt/shared between people
  • shared/ʃeəd/held or done in common
  • communal/ˈkɒmjʊnəl/belonging to a community

Etymology

from Latin "collectivus" = gathered together, from "colligere" (to collect)