an organization, especially a business, or a difficult and important plan, especially one that will earn money

Don't forget this is a commercial enterprise - we're here to make money. 不要忘记这是一个商业组织——我们到这儿来是为了赚钱的。

Those were the years of private enterprise (= businesses being run privately, rather than by the government), when lots of small businesses were started. 那是一个私人企业的时代，众多小公司就是那时创建的。

Her latest enterprise (= plan) is to climb Mount Everest. 她最近的雄伟计划是攀登珠穆朗玛峰。

eagerness to do something new and clever, despite any risks

They've shown a lot of enterprise in setting up this project. 启动这个项目显示出他们豪迈的进取精神。

We need someone with enterprise and imagination to design a marketing strategy. 我们需要一位有进取心和创新精神的人来为我们制定市场战略。