operative
- IPA[ˈɒp(ə)rətɪv]
英式
- functioning or having effect；(of a word) having the most significance in a phrase or sentence
- a worker, especially one in a manufacturing industry；a secret agent or private detective
noun: operative, plural noun: operatives
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- 相關詞
形容詞
- 1. functioning or having effect the transmitter is operative the mining ban would remain operative 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ (of a word) having the most significance in a phrase or sentence I was madly—the operative word—in love 同義詞 反義詞
- 2. relating to surgery wounds needing operative treatment
名詞
- 1. a worker, especially one in a manufacturing industry the operatives clean the machines at the end of every shift 同義詞
- 2. North American a secret agent or private detective a CIA operative 同義詞
- during, relating to, or denoting the period following a surgical operation: post-operative care
Oxford Dictionary
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- IPA[ˈäp(ə)rədiv]
美式
- functioning or having effect: the transmitter is operative the mining ban would remain operative
- a worker, especially a skilled one in a manufacturing industry.
Oxford American Dictionary
