op·er·a·tive /ˈɑp(ə)rətɪv, ˈɑpəˌre-/
(a.)動作的,運轉的,生產有關的職員,刑警,偵探
op·er·a·tive /ˈɑp(ə)rətɪv, ˈɑpəˌret-/ 形容詞
操作的,工作的,有效的,手術的,有關手術的,活動的
Op·er·a·tive a.
1. Having the power of acting; hence, exerting force, physical or moral; active in the production of effects; as, an operative motive; operative laws.
It holds in all operative principles. --South.
2. Producing the appropriate or designed effect; efficacious; effective; as, an operative dose, rule, or penalty.
3. Surg. Based upon, or consisting of, an operation or operations; as, operative surgery.
Op·er·a·tive, n.
1. A skilled worker; an artisan; esp., one who operates a machine in a mill or manufactory.
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operative
adj 1: being in force or having or exerting force; "operative
regulations"; "the major tendencies operative in the
American political system" [ant: inoperative]
2: of or relating to a surgical operation; "operative surgery"
3: relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery
especially as opposed to medicine; "a surgical appendix";
"a surgical procedure"; "operative dentistry" [syn: surgical]
[ant: medical]
4: effective; producing a desired effect; "the operative word"
[syn: key]
5: (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing; "in
running (or working) order"; "a functional set of brakes"
[syn: running(a), functional, working(a)]
n 1: a person secretly employed in espionage for a government
[syn: secret agent, intelligence officer, intelligence
agent]
2: someone who can be employed as a detective to collect
information [syn: private detective, PI, private eye,
private investigator, shamus, sherlock]