operative
英 ['?p(?)r?t?v]
美 ['ɑp?r?t?v]
- adj. 有效的；運轉著的；從事生產勞動的
- n. 偵探；技工
中文詞源
operative 運轉的，操作的來自operate,運作，操作。
英文詞源
- operative (adj.)
- "producing the intended effect," early 15c., from Old French operatif (14c.) or directly from Late Latin operativus "creative, formative," from operat-, past participle stem of operari (see operation). Weakened sense of "significant, important" is from 1955.
- operative (n.)
- "worker, operator," 1809, from operative (adj.); sense of "secret agent, spy" is first attested 1930, probably from its use by the Pinkerton Detective Agency as a title for their private detectives (1905).
雙語例句
- 1. Her aggressive moods alternated with gentle or more co-operative states.
- 她情緒多變，時而咄咄逼人，時而又顯得溫柔平和或樂于合作。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The Youth Training Scheme was operative by the end of 1983.
- 青年培訓計劃一直持續到1983年底。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. They decided a housing co-operative was the way to regenerate Ormiston Crescent.
- 他們最終決定通過住房合作社來重建奧米斯頓月牙街。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The restaurant is run as a co-operative.
- 這家飯店是合作經營的。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. I made every effort to be co-operative.
- 我盡了最大努力配合。
來自柯林斯例句