Operative

['ɒp(ə)rətɪv] or ['ɑpərətɪv]

解释:

(adj.) being in force or having or exerting force; 'operative regulations'; 'the major tendencies operative in the American political system' .

(adj.) effective; producing a desired effect; 'the operative word' .

编辑:珀西--From WordNet

解释:

(a.) Having the power of acting; hence, exerting force, physical or moral; active in the production of effects; as, an operative motive.

(a.) Producing the appropriate or designed effect; efficacious; as, an operative dose, rule, or penalty.

(a.) Based upon, or consisting of, an operation or operations; as, operative surgery.

(n.) A skilled worker; an artisan; esp., one who operates a machine in a mill or manufactory.

阿伊达整理

同义词及近义词：

a. [1]. Acting, active, in action, in operation.[2]. Effective, efficient, effectual, efficacious, serviceable.

n. Laborer, artisan, laboring man, common workman.

亚伯拉罕手打

同义词及反义词：

SYN:Active, efficacious, serviceable, binding

ANT:Inefficacious, inoperative

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