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1. Oxford Dictionary

   operative

   • IPA[ˈɒp(ə)rətɪv]

   英式

   • adj.
     functioning or having effect；(of a word) having the most significance in a phrase or sentence
   • n.
     a worker, especially one in a manufacturing industry；a secret agent or private detective

   • noun: operative, plural noun: operatives

2. • 釋義

   adj.

   形容詞

   • 1. functioning or having effect the transmitter is operative the mining ban would remain operative 同義詞 in force, in operation, effective, in effect, valid, ... 更多functioning, working, running, up and running, in operation, in use, in action, going, operational, workable, serviceable, functional, usable, in working order/condition, viable反義詞 invalid, out of order
   • ▪ (of a word) having the most significance in a phrase or sentence I was madly—the operative word—in love 同義詞 key, significant, relevant, applicable, pertinent, ... 更多apposite, germane, apropos, crucial, critical, main, chief, major, central, pivotal, fundamental, vital, important, essential反義詞 irrelevant
   • 2. relating to surgery wounds needing operative treatment

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a worker, especially one in a manufacturing industry the operatives clean the machines at the end of every shift 同義詞 machinist, (machine) operator, mechanic, engineer, driver, ... 更多worker, workman, (factory) hand, artisan, craftsman, craftswoman, blue-collar worker, machine minder
   • 2. North American a secret agent or private detective a CIA operative 同義詞 agent, secret agent, undercover agent, spy, mole, ... 更多plant, double agent, counterspy, informalspook, archaicintelligencer, archaic, informalbeagle, detective, private detective, investigator, private investigator, sleuth, shadow, enquiry agent, informalprivate eye, tail, informal, datedgumshoe, bogey, dick