the activity of making money by starting or running businesses, especially when this involves taking financial risks; the ability to do this 创业者,企业家(尤指涉及财务风险的) The reforms are designed to encourage entrepreneurship and promote business and investment. 这些改革旨在鼓励创业,促进商业和投资。 His entrepreneurship helped put Preston on the map as a thriving cotton manufacturing town. 他的企业家精神帮助普雷斯顿成为一个繁荣的棉花制造城镇。