done or shared by all members of a group of people; involving a whole group or society 集體的；共有的；共同的 collective leadership/decision-making/responsibility 集體領導／決策；共同責任 collective memory (= things that a group of people or a community know or remember, that are often passed from parents to children) 集體記憶
Extra ExamplesTopics Discussion and agreementc1, People in societyc1It was formed as a permanent association of employers to represent their collective interests. 它是作爲代表僱主集體利益的永久性協會成立的。 MPs heaved a collective sigh of relief when the news was announced last night. 昨晚消息發布時，下院議員一起如釋重負地鬆了口氣。 The austerities of wartime Europe were still fresh in the collective memory. 戰時歐洲的艱苦生活在公衆的集體記憶中仍然鮮活。 There has to be a balance between individual choice and collective responsibility. 個人選擇和集體責任之間必須有一個平衡。 We encourage collective decision-making about patient care, involving medical staff, the patient and family. 我們鼓勵關於病人護理的集體決策，涉及醫務人員、病人和家庭。
used to refer to all members of a group 全體成員的；總體的
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘representing many individuals’): from Old French collectif, -ive or Latin collectivus, from collect- ‘gathered together’, from the verb colligere, from col- ‘together’ + legere ‘choose or collect’.