operant

n. 发生作用之人或物, 工作之人或物 a. 动作的

词形变化

operants 复数 operants more operant 比较级 most operant 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An operative person or thing.

  2. 2.

    Any of a class of behaviors that produce consequences by operating (i.e., acting) upon the environment.

    心理学
adj.
  1. 1.

    That operates to produce an effect.

    thy most operant poison

    I tell you frankly, if Paul Aubry is guilty I hope is convicted and punished; but if one of the others is guilty I hope he—or she—is punished, and if I knew anything operant to that end I certainly would not withhold it.

词汇关系

形容词

近义相关 1

operative

相关短语

operant conditioning 操作性条件反射； 强化疗法

词源

From Middle English operant, from Latin operāns.

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