operative 音标拼音: ['ɑpɚətɪv]
a . 动作的,运转的,生产有关的
n . 职员,刑警,侦探
动作的,运转的,生产有关的职员,刑警,侦探
operative adj 1 :
being in force or having or exerting force ; "
operative regulations "; "
the major tendencies operative in the American political system " [
ant : {
inoperative }]
2 :
relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine ; "
a surgical appendix "; "
a surgical procedure "; "
operative dentistry " [
synonym : {
surgical },
{
operative }] [
ant : {
medical }]
3 :
effective ;
producing a desired effect ; "
the operative word "
4 : (
of e .
g .
a machine )
performing or capable of performing ; "
in running (
or working )
order "; "
a functional set of brakes "
[
synonym : {
running (
a )}, {
operative }, {
functional }, {
working (
a )}]
n 1 :
a person secretly employed in espionage for a government [
synonym : {
secret agent }, {
intelligence officer }, {
intelligence agent }, {
operative }]
2 :
someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information [
synonym : {
private detective }, {
PI }, {
private eye },
{
private investigator }, {
operative }, {
shamus }, {
sherlock }]
Operative \
Op "
er *
a *
tive \,
a . [
Cf .
L .
operativus ,
F .
op ['
e ]
ratif .]
1 .
Having the power of acting ;
hence ,
exerting force ,
physical or moral ;
active in the production of effects ;
as ,
an operative motive ;
operative laws .
[
1913 Webster ]
It holds in all operative principles . --
South .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Producing the appropriate or designed effect ;
efficacious ;
effective ;
as ,
an operative dose ,
rule ,
or penalty .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 . (
Surg .)
Based upon ,
or consisting of ,
an operation or operations ;
as ,
operative surgery .
[
1913 Webster ]
Operative \
Op "
er *
a *
tive \,
n .
1 .
A skilled worker ;
an artisan ;
esp .,
one who operates a machine in a mill or manufactory .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
One who acts as an agent of another ,
especially a detective or spy .
[
PJC ]
134 Moby Thesaurus words for "
operative ":
Bow Street runner ,
CIA man ,
FBI ,
FBI agent ,
Federal ,
G -
man ,
Secret Service ,
Sherlock Holmes ,
T -
man ,
accessible ,
active ,
actor ,
agent ,
alive ,
architect ,
armipotent ,
artisan ,
author ,
authoritative ,
cloak -
and -
dagger operative ,
cogent ,
conductor ,
counterintelligence agent ,
counterspy ,
craftsman ,
craftswoman ,
creator ,
detective ,
doer ,
double agent ,
driver ,
dynamic ,
effective ,
effectual ,
efficacious ,
efficient ,
employable ,
employee ,
energetic ,
engineer ,
espionage agent ,
executant ,
executor ,
executrix ,
eye ,
fabricator ,
fed ,
forceful ,
forcible ,
functional ,
functionary ,
functioning ,
go ,
gumshoe ,
hand ,
handler ,
high -
potency ,
high -
powered ,
high -
pressure ,
high -
tension ,
hotel detective ,
house detective ,
house dick ,
in force ,
in power ,
inquiry agent ,
inside man ,
intelligence agent ,
investigator ,
irresistible ,
laborer ,
live ,
machinist ,
maker ,
manipulator ,
mechanic ,
medium ,
mighty ,
mighty in battle ,
military -
intelligence man ,
mover ,
narc ,
naval -
intelligence man ,
operant ,
operation ,
operational ,
operator ,
performer ,
perpetrator ,
pilot ,
plainclothesman ,
police detective ,
potent ,
powerful ,
practicable ,
practical ,
practitioner ,
prepotent ,
prime mover ,
private detective ,
private eye ,
private investigator ,
producer ,
puissant ,
reconnoiterer ,
revenuer ,
roustabout ,
ruling ,
runner ,
running ,
scout ,
secret agent ,
shamus ,
sleuth ,
spotter ,
spy ,
spy -
catcher ,
steersman ,
store detective ,
striking ,
strong ,
subject ,
telling ,
treasury agent ,
undercover man ,
usable ,
valid ,
vigorous ,
vital ,
worker ,
workhand ,
working ,
workingman ,
workman
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