Trailblazing describes work, ideas, or people that go first and open a way for others. It is the adjective that matches trailblazer: trailblazing research, a trailblazing career, a trailblazing album.

Trailblazing Trailblazing describes work, ideas, or people形容一些工作、想法、或人 that go first and open a way for others率先出發、為別人開出一條路 It is the adjective that matches trailblazer它是trailblazer（開路先鋒）的形容詞形式 trailblazing research像trailblazing research（開創性的研究） a trailblazing career或a trailblazing career（開創性的生涯） a trailblazing album又或a trailblazing album（開創性的專輯）

Two things are packed into it. First, newness — this had not been done before. Second, consequence — it changed what came after, because other people were able to follow. If you only mean "new", the plainer words are new, original, or unusual; trailblazing claims that the newness mattered.

Two things are packed into it這個字裡塞了兩件事 First, newness第一是「新」 this had not been done before以前沒人做過 Second, consequence第二是「後續影響」 it changed what came after它改變了後來發生的事 because other people were able to follow因為後面的人能跟著走 If you only mean "new"如果你只是想說「新」 the plainer words are new, original, or unusual比較平實的字是new、original、或unusual trailblazing claims that the newness mattered而trailblazing則是在強調這個「新」是有影響力的

The word is admiring, and it sits most comfortably in written English: journalism, award citations, museum labels, company profiles. You would rarely say it while chatting with a friend.

The word is admiring這個字帶著讚賞的意味 and it sits most comfortably in written English而且最常出現在書面英文裡 journalism像新聞報導 award citations頒獎詞 museum labels博物館的說明牌 company profiles或公司簡介 You would rarely say it while chatting with a friend你跟朋友聊天時很少會用這個字

Because it is such easy praise, businesses and press releases overuse it, and readers here have learned to discount it a little — when everything is trailblazing, nothing is.

Because it is such easy praise因為這種稱讚太容易講了 businesses and press releases overuse it企業和新聞稿都把它用濫了 and readers here have learned to discount it a little讀者也漸漸學會打點折扣看待它 when everything is trailblazing當每件事都是trailblazing nothing is那就等於沒有一件是

Used honestly, though, it is a fine compliment, and it is at its best about things a generation later can point back to.

Used honestly, though不過如果用得誠懇 it is a fine compliment它其實是很不錯的讚美 and it is at its best而它用得最好的時候 about things a generation later can point back to是用在後面那一代人回頭還能指著說「就是這個」的事情上

There is also the verb form behind it, trailblaze, but almost nobody uses it; English speakers say "she blazed a trail" instead, keeping the two words apart the old way.

There is also the verb form behind it它背後其實還有動詞形 trailblaze就是trailblaze but almost nobody uses it但幾乎沒人用 English speakers say "she blazed a trail" instead英語人士會改說"she blazed a trail" keeping the two words apart the old way保留舊式把兩個字分開寫的用法