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
(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

词源late Middle English: from late Latin operativus, from Latin operat- ‘done by labour’, from the verb operari, from opus, oper- ‘work’.

operative

adjective

/ˈɒpərətɪv/

/ˈɑːpərətɪv/

Idioms

[not usually before noun] ready to be used; in use可使用；在使用中 synonym functional
- This law becomes operative immediately.本法规即时生效。
- The station will be fully operative again in January.该站将于一月份全部恢复运营。
- an agreement/an accord/a proposal/a tax/a rule/an amendment/an act becomes operative协议/协议/提案/税收/规则/修正案/法案开始生效
Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- become
- remain
- …
adverb
- fully
[only before noun] (medical医学) connected with a medical operation手术的
- operative treatment手术治疗
see also post-operativeTopics Medicinec2

词源late Middle English: from late Latin operativus, from Latin operat- ‘done by labour’, from the verb operari, from opus, oper- ‘work’.

Idioms

the operative word

used to emphasize that a particular word or phrase is the most important one in a sentence关键词；最重要的词语
- I was in love with her—‘was’ being the operative word.在 I was in love with her 这句话中，was 是关键词。
- He seemed nice. But ‘seemed’ was the operative word.他好像还不错吧。不过“好像”二字是关键词。

词汇	operative
释义	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 (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情报人员词源late Middle English: from late Latin operativus, from Latin operat- ‘done by labour’, from the verb operari, from opus, oper- ‘work’. operative adjective /ˈɒpərətɪv/ /ˈɑːpərətɪv/ Idioms [not usually before noun] ready to be used; in use可使用；在使用中 synonym functional This law becomes operative immediately.本法规即时生效。 The station will be fully operative again in January.该站将于一月份全部恢复运营。 an agreement/an accord/a proposal/a tax/a rule/an amendment/an act becomes operative协议/协议/提案/税收/规则/修正案/法案开始生效 Collocations Dictionaryverbs be become remain … adverb fully [only before noun] (medical医学) connected with a medical operation手术的 operative treatment手术治疗 see also post-operativeTopics Medicinec2 词源late Middle English: from late Latin operativus, from Latin operat- ‘done by labour’, from the verb operari, from opus, oper- ‘work’. Idioms the operative word used to emphasize that a particular word or phrase is the most important one in a sentence关键词；最重要的词语 I was in love with her—‘was’ being the operative word.在 I was in love with her 这句话中，was 是关键词。 He seemed nice. But ‘seemed’ was the operative word.他好像还不错吧。不过“好像”二字是关键词。
随便看	persecute persecuted persecutee persecutees persecutes persecuting persecutingly persecution persecution complex persecution-complex persecutioncomplex persecutions persecutions persecutive persecutiveness persecutivenesses persecutive, persecutory persecutor persecutors persecutors persecutory persecutress persecutrix perseverance perseverances