kaizen

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A Japanese business practice of continuous improvement in performance and productivity. countable,uncountable
  2. Continuous improvement generally. broadly,countable,uncountable
    — This is a big mistake, because Japanese railways were largely built using British equipment and technology. But what they have done since is ruthlessly improve and refine it, using Kaizen principles.
动词 v.
  1. To apply continuous improvement to (a task, or the worker who performs it). transitive

词形变化

kaizens plural kaizens present,singular,third-person kaizening participle,present kaizened participle,past kaizened past

词源

词源 1
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.
词源 2
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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