collective
Bridgezipf 4.30Pronunciation
/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.The team's success was the result of collective effort over many months, not any individual's contribution.
- 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)