operative
noun /ˈɒpərətɪv/
/ˈɑːpərətɪv/
- (specialist) a worker, especially one who works with their hands
工作人员;(尤指)技术工人,操作员 - a factory operative
工厂工人 - skilled/unskilled operatives
技术/非技术工人
- a factory operative
- (especially North American English) a person who does secret work, especially for a government organization
密探;(尤指政府的)特工人员 - an intelligence operative
情报人员
- an intelligence operative
词源late Middle English: from late Latin operativus, from Latin operat- ‘done by labour’, from the verb operari, from opus, oper- ‘work’.