initiative

I wish my son would show more initiative.

我希望我的儿子能表现得再主动一些。

Don’t keep asking me for advice. Use your initiative.

别老是要我给你出主意，发挥一下你自己的决断能力吧。

Lt. Carlos was not obeying orders. He acted on his own initiative.

卡洛斯中尉没有服从命令，而是自作主张。