单词 | operatives |
释义 | operative1 of 2adjective op·er·a·tive ˈä-p(ə-)rə-tiv ˈä-pə-ˌrā- 1 a : producing an appropriate effect : efficacious operative techniques b : most significant or essential the operative word in a phrase the operative facts 2 : exerting force or influence : operating an operative statute 3 a : having to do with physical operations (as of machines) operative skills b : working an operative craftsman 4 : based on or consisting of an operation operative dentistry The disease may require operative treatment. operatively adverb operativeness noun operative 2 of 2noun : operator: such as a : artisan, mechanic b : a secret agent c : private investigator d : a person who works toward achieving the objectives of a larger interest political operatives operatives noun1 as in spies a person who tries secretly to obtain information for one country in the territory of another usually unfriendly country CIA operatives take terrible risks to find out the secrets of foreign countries Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
2 as in detectives a person not on the police force who investigates criminal or illicit activity or searches for missing persons set in the 1930s, the novel is about a washed-out operative working for a third-rate detective agency Synonyms & Similar Words
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