单词 | elective |
释义 | elective1 of 2adjective elec·tive i-ˈlek-tiv 1 a : chosen or filled by popular election an elective official b : of or relating to election c : based on the right or principle of election the presidency is an elective office 2 a : permitting a choice : optional an elective course in school b(1) : relating to, being, or involving a nonemergency medical procedure and especially surgery that is planned in advance and is not essential to the survival of the patient elective hip surgery elective tonsillectomy elective cosmetic procedures (2) : offering or specializing in nonemergency medical procedures and especially surgery an elective surgical unit (3) : relating to or being a patient receiving a nonemergency medical procedure elective orthopedic patients 3 a : tending to operate on one substance rather than another elective absorption b : favorably inclined to one more than to another : sympathetic an elective affinity electively adverb electiveness noun elective 2 of 2noun : an elective course or subject elective 1 of 2 adjectiveas in optional subject to one's freedom of choice a plastic surgeon who mainly does face-lifting and other kinds of elective surgery Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
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elective 2 of 2noun1 as in course Synonyms & Similar Words
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