operativeKK [ˋɑpɚətɪv] /ˈɑpɚətɪv/發音名詞1情報員、特務、密探An operative was sent overseas to gather intelligence on the group.一名情報員被派往海外蒐集該組織的情報。2技工、作業員、員工美式The factory employs about two hundred operatives on three shifts.這家工廠以三班制僱用了約兩百名作業員。3幹部、工作人員Party operatives spent the weekend calling undecided voters.政黨的工作人員整個週末都在打電話給游離選民。形容詞1有效的、生效的、運作中的正式The new safety rules became operative at the start of the year.新的安全規定自年初起生效。2關鍵的、重點的He might help us, and "might" is the operative word.他或許會幫我們,而「或許」才是重點。顯示全部 6 個義項形容詞3手術的醫學The patient recovered quickly with few operative complications.病患恢復得很快,幾乎沒有手術併發症。