| 释义 |
the operative word the operative wordThe word in a statement that is most important in understanding its intended or true meaning. The police released a statement saying they have not yet filed any charges. The operative word being "yet."See also: operative, wordthe ˌoperative ˈword used to emphasize that a particular word or phrase is the most important one in a sentence: I was in love with her — ‘was’ being the operative word.See also: operative, word |