English-Thai Dictionary

operative

ADJ พร้อม ใช้งาน  ที่เกิด ผล  effective in use useless inactive prom-chai

 

operative

N คนงาน  worker labourer kon-ngan

 

operatively

ADV อย่าง มีอิทธิพล  อย่าง ได้ผล 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

OPERATIVE

a. 1. Having the power of acting; exerting force, physical or moral; having or exerting agency; active in the production of effects.
In actions of religion we should be zealous, active and operative, so far as prudence will permit.
It holds in all operative principles, especially in morality.
2. Efficacious; producing the effect.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

OPERATIVE

Op "er *a *tive, a. Etym: [Cf. L. operativus, F. opératif.]

 

1. Having the power of acting; hence, exerting force, physical or moral; active in the production of effects; as, an operative motive. It holds in all operative principles. South.

 

2. Producing the appropriate or designed effect; efficacious; as, an operative dose, rule, or penalty.

 

3. (Surg.)

 

Defn: Based upon, or consisting of, an operation or operations; as, operative surgery.

 

OPERATIVE

OPERATIVE Op "er *a *tive, n.

 

Defn: A skilled worker; an artisan; esp. , one who operates a machine in a mill or manufactory.

 

OPERATIVELY

OPERATIVELY Op "er *a *tive *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In an operative manner.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

operative

op er a tive |ˈäp (ə )ritiv, ˈäpəˌrātiv ˈɑp (ə )rədɪv | ▶adjective 1 functioning; having effect: the transmitter is operative | the mining ban would remain operative. • [ attrib. ] (of a word ) having the most relevance or significance in a phrase or sentence: a young man, and the operative word is young, should go into the armed services at around seventeen. 2 [ attrib. ] of or relating to surgery: they had wounds needing operative treatment. ▶noun a worker, esp. a skilled one in a manufacturing industry. • a private detective or secret agent. DERIVATIVES op er a tive ly adverb, op er a tive ness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from late Latin operativus, from Latin operat- ‘done by labor, ’ from the verb operari (see operate ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

operative

op ¦era |tive |ˈɒp (ə )rətɪv | ▶adjective 1 functioning or having effect: the transmitter is operative | the mining ban would remain operative. • [ attrib. ] (of a word ) having the most significance in a phrase or sentence: I was madly —the operative word —in love. 2 [ attrib. ] relating to surgery: wounds needing operative treatment. ▶noun 1 a worker, especially one in a manufacturing industry. 2 chiefly N. Amer. a secret agent or private detective. DERIVATIVES operatively adverb, operativeness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from late Latin operativus, from Latin operat- ‘done by labour ’, from the verb operari (see operate ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

operative

operative adjective 1 this piece of legislation is not yet operative: in force, in operation, in effect, valid. ANTONYMS invalid. 2 most of our antique machinery is operative. See operational. 3 when I say ‘perhaps I'll go, ’ the operative word is ‘perhaps ’: key, significant, relevant, applicable, pertinent, apposite, germane, crucial, critical, pivotal, central, essential. ANTONYMS irrelevant. ▶noun 1 the operatives clean the machines: machinist, (machine ) operator, mechanic, engineer, worker, workman, blue-collar worker. 2 an operative of the CIA: agent, secret agent, undercover agent, spy, mole, plant, double agent; informal spook; archaic intelligencer. 3 we hired our own operatives: detective, private detective, investigator, private investigator, sleuth; informal private eye, bloodhound; informal dated gumshoe, dick, private dick.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

operative

operative adjective 1 although the act has been passed by parliament, it is not operative at the moment: in force, in operation, effective, in effect, valid. ANTONYMS invalid. 2 the steam railway is still operative: functioning, working, running, up and running, in operation, in use, in action, going; operational, workable, serviceable, functional, usable, in working order /condition, viable. ANTONYMS out of order. 3 ‘might ’ is the operative word: key, significant, relevant, applicable, pertinent, apposite, germane, apropos, crucial, critical, main, chief, major, central, pivotal, fundamental, vital, important, essential. ANTONYMS irrelevant. ▶noun 1 the operatives clean the machines at the end of every shift: machinist, (machine ) operator, mechanic, engineer, driver, worker, workman, (factory ) hand, artisan, craftsman, craftswoman, blue-collar worker; Brit. machine-minder. 2 N. Amer. a special operative of the CIA: agent, secret agent, undercover agent, spy, mole, plant, double agent, counterspy; N. Amer. informal spook; archaic intelligencer; archaic, informal beagle. 3 N. Amer. employ a private operative: detective, private detective, investigator, private investigator, sleuth, shadow; Brit. enquiry agent; informal private eye, tail; N. Amer. informal, dated gumshoe, bogey, dick.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

operative

op er a tive /ɑ́p (ə )rətɪv |ɔ́p -, 名詞 でしばしばɑ́p (ə )rèɪtɪv |ɔ́p -/→operate 名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 ｟主に米 ｠刑事, 探偵 ; 秘密諜報員 (agent ); 私立探偵 (private eye )▸ a CIA operative CIA調査官 .2 ｟かたく ｠(手作業の )技能労働者, 熟練作業員 (!operatorよりも熟練度が高い ) .形容詞 比較なし 1 ｟かたく ｠〈システム サービス 機械などが 〉実施中の, 利用可能で, 生産に関した ; 稼働中の (in operation )▸ become operative 実施される .2 〈薬 法律 規則などが 〉効果のある ;〖名詞 の前で 〗最も重要な [適切な ]; 実施に関係ある ▸ an operative dose of a medicine 薬の有効一回量 ▸ the operative word 重要語, キーワード ; (法律上の )効力発生文言 .3 活動する, 作用する .4 手術の .～ly 副詞 実施 [稼働 ]中で .