operative

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a. 动作的, 运转的, 有效的, 关键的, 手术的 n. 技工, 侦探

发音

UK /ˈɒpəɹətɪv/
其它
UK /ˈɒpɹətɪv/
US /ˈɑpəɹətɪv/
CA /ˈɑpəɹətɪv/
US /ˈɑpɹətɪv/
CA /ˈɑpɹətɪv/
CA /ˈɒpəɹətɪv/
US /ˈɒpəɹətɪv/
CA /ˈɒpɹətɪv/
US /ˈɒpɹətɪv/

词形变化

operatives 复数 operatives more operative 比较级 most operative 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An employee or other worker with some particular function or skill.

  2. 2.

    A spy, secret agent, or detective.

  3. 3.

    A participant in an operation.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Effectual or important.

    He's usually in a good mood — the operative word there being "usually". Today was a disaster.

  2. 2.

    Functional, in working order.

  3. 3.

    Having the power of acting; hence, exerting force, physical or moral; active in the production of effects.

    an operative motive

  4. 4.

    Producing the appropriate or designed effect; efficacious.

    an operative dose, rule, or penalty

  5. 5.

    Based upon, or consisting of, a surgical operation or operations.

    operative surgery

词汇关系

名词

同义词 7

pi shamus private eye intelligence officer private detective private investigator secret agent

上位词 2

detective agent

下位词 10

foot spy walk-in provocateur agent provocateur case officer codetalker house detective house dick NOC
形容词

同义词 4

working running surgical functional

反义词 1

inoperative

近义相关 10

good working important effective operating significant operational functioning in effect operant

相关短语

operative word operative clause operative words [法] 有法律效力的词, 重要的词 operative clauses Operative Masonry

词源

From Middle English operative, operatyfe, from Middle French operatif (modern French opératif) or its etymon Latin operātīvus. By surface analysis, operate + -ive.

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