kaizen

n. <日>改善, 不断改进提高（日本企业哲学）

发音

/ˈkaɪˌzən/
/ˈkaɪˌzɛn/

词形变化

kaizens 复数 kaizens kaizened kaizening kaizens 三单 kaizening 现在分词 kaizened 过去式 kaizened 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A Japanese business practice of continuous improvement in performance and productivity.

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    Continuous improvement generally.

    可数 不可数 引申义
v.
  1. 1.

    To apply continuous improvement to (a task, or the worker who performs it).

    及物 商务

词源

From Japanese 改善 (kaizen かいぜん), from Middle Chinese 改善 (kój-dʒjén) (compare Mandarin gǎishàn 改善), from Old Chinese 改善 (*qˁəʔ-ɡenʔ "to correct errors"), from 改 ("to change") + 善 ("good"). Introduced to English in 1959 by Boyé Lafayette De Mente in his book Japanese Etiquette and Ethics in Business.

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