| 释义 |
Adjective: operative óp(u)rutiv- Being in force or having or exerting force
"operative regulations"; "the major tendencies operative in the American political system" - Relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine
"operative dentistry"
- surgical - Effective; producing a desired effect
"the operative word" - (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
"in operative order"
- running, functional, working
Noun: operative óp(u)rutiv- A person secretly employed in espionage for a government
- secret agent, intelligence officer, intelligence agent, spook, spy - Someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information
- private detective, PI, private eye, private investigator, shamus, sherlock
Derived forms: operatives See also: effective, functioning, good, important, in effect, in force, in operation, operant, operate, operating, operation, operational, operatively, postoperative, preoperative, significant, working Type of: agent, detective Antonym: inoperative Encyclopedia: Operative |